Girl I Left Behind, The

X:6267
T:Girl I Left Behind, The
S:Digital Tradition, girleft
D:Recorded by Dick Reinhart, Listen To Our Story
Z:dt:girleft
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=128
W:There was a wealthy old farmer, who lived in the country nearby,
W:He had a lovely daughter, on whom I cast an eye.
W:She was pretty, fair, the fairest one; indeed so very fair
W:There was no other girl in the country with her I could compare.
W:
W:I asked her if she would be willing for me to cross over the plain
W:She said it would make no difference so I returned again.
W:She said that she would prove true to me, till death should prove unkind
W:We kissed, shook hands and parted. I left my girl behind.
W:
W:Out in a western city, boys, a town we all know well
W:Where everyone was friendly and to show me all around
W:Where work and money was plentiful, and the girls to me proved kind
W:But the only object on my mind was the girl I left behind.
W:
W:As was rambling around one day all down on  the public square
W:The mail coach had arrived, and I met the mail-boy there
W:He handed to me a letter, that gave me to understand
W:That the girl I left in old Texas had married another man.
W:
W:I turned myself all around and about, not knowing what else to do
W:I read on down a piece farther to see if those words proved true
W:It's drinking I throw over, card playing I resign
W:For the only girl that I ever loved was the girl that I left behind
W:
W:Come all you rambling, gambling boys, and listen while I tell
W:If it does you no good, kind friends, I'm sure it will do you no harm,
W:If ever you court a fair young maid just  marry her while you can
W:For if ever you cross over the plains she'll marry another man.
K:G
E2 |E4 B2|B3A G2|B3-A- G2|E4 E2|\
G3A G2|E2 B,2 ^D2|E6-|E2 z2 B2|
B4 B2|A4 B2|e6|d4 B2|\
d4 B2|G4 A2|B6-|B2 B2 B2|
B4 B2|A4 B2|e4 e2|d4 B2|\
d4 B2|G4 A2|B6-|B2 E2 E2|
E2 B2 B2|B3A G2|B6|E4 E2|\
G3-A G2|E2- B,2 ^D2|E6-|E2 z2||

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/LesterBailey/melnets_big_abc_file/04928
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/OTIS_Irish_Session/melnets_big_abc_file/04928
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/home.quicknet.nl/england/2235
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/kirby98.fsnet.co.uk/gi/Girl_I_Left_Behind_The_1/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/melodeon.net/melnets_big_abc_file/04928

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