I'm Gonna Leave This Country

Cat. #0977 (MFH #240) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on March 11, 1970

VERSE 1
I'm going t' leave this country
I'm a goin' around th world
Going t' leave this country
For th sake of one little girl

VERSE 2
She told me that she loved me
And it give my poor heart ease
When she got her back turned on me
She's courtin' whoever she please

VERSE 3
Well, I don't aim to work tomorrow
An' I don't aim t' work next day
Don't aim to work tomorrow
For it'll be a cold rainy day

VERSE 4
Will, I'll hang my head in sorrow
I'll hang my head an' cry
Hang my head in sorrow
As my darlin' passes by

VERSE 5
Well, I ain't a gonna work tomorrow
An' I don't aim t' work next day
Ain't work tomorrow
For it'll be a cold rainy day