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Bye Bye Baby

2012

Lyrics

Had to fold my arms and walk away
You mistreat me baby, and I won't stay
You'll come crawlin back some day
When I'll be walkin the other way
Bye bye bye
Baby goodbye

You hear me singin these lonesome words
I'm a howlin dog, I'm a lonesome bird
You can tell my baby, you can tell my girl, cryin
I won't be long in this world
Bye bye bye
Baby goodbye

You treat me like some lowdown hound
You hear me howlin babe, so don't dog me around
I'd rather be picked up by the pound
Or burying my bone down in the ground
Bye bye bye
Baby goodbye

A pony will race and a mule will plow
But there's no more milk coming from this cow
I hear you crying, lowing now
Trying to quit me baby but you don't know how
Bye bye bye
Baby goodbye

I cried all night and the night before
and babe you know I won't cry no more
Pack my trunk, set it outdoor
You can bury my body down by the shore
Bye bye bye
Baby goodbye

Notes

I wrote this one some time in 2011-2012 after going through a breakup. I was listening to a lot of old country blues and invented some of my own farm animal tropes. I was also in a period of transition: my heart was broken, but I was also beginning to see my own self-worth in a way that (eventually) let me walk away from the whole experience with some dignity. This ex- does not follow any of my social media.

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