Harry Nilsson

Don't Leave Me

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Don't Leave Me Lyrics

The willow weeps
and having wept
can weep no more
but still it cries for me
it cries in sympathy
it knows that you are gone . . .
don't leave me baby!

There was a time
when you were mine
an' not so long ago
I used to say
you'd never go away
you'd never leave me lonely . . .
don't leave me baby!

Think about the happy times
the groovy times
don't tell me they are gone
I just can't carry on an'
and know that you're not here
you're not near
anymore . . .

Don't leave me baby
things are gonna work out fine
don't leave me baby
think I'm goin' outta my mind
don't leave me baby
don't leave me behind!

( Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah!
Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! )

( Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah!
Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! )

The willow weeps
and having wept
can weep no more
but still it cries for me
it cries in sympathy
it knows that you are gone . . .

It cries for me . . .

( Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah!
Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! )

. . . the willow weeps!

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oofus On Jun 17, 2002

The willow weeps  
and having wept  
can weep no more  
but still it cries for me  
it cries in sympathy  
it knows that you are gone . . .  
don't leave me baby! 
  
There was a time  
when you were mine  
an' not so long ago  
I used to say  
you'd never go away  
you'd never leave me lonely . . . 
don't leave me baby! 
  
Think about the happy times  
the groovy times  
don't tell me they are gone  
I just can't carry on an'  
and know that you're not here  
you're not near  
anymore . . . 
  
Don't leave me baby 
things are gonna work out fine  
don't leave me baby  
think I'm goin' outta my mind 
don't leave me baby  
don't leave me behind! 
  
( Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! 
Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! ) 
  
( Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! 
Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! ) 
  
The willow weeps  
and having wept  
can weep no more  
but still it cries for me  
it cries in sympathy  
it knows that you are gone . . .  
  
It cries for me . . . 
  
( Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! 
Beep, beep . . . beep, beep, yeah! ) 
  
 . . . the willow weeps!

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oofus

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2002-06-17 05:49:58

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by bonepaper

18y ago

harry's scatting kills me every time...when his voices circle themselves and soar in unexpected directions. not many people could drop the "beep beep yeah" line from "drive my car" by the beatles into a ballad and actually make it sound like it meant something, but harry did just that. the guy was brilliant.

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by kurtamus 13y ago

Finding Harry for the first time -- a great talent, and an interesting life, to be sure.

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