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Gonna Have You, Ain’t Gonna Leave You Alone Lyrics by Alberta Hunter

Alberta Hunter: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (1921-1923)

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[Verse]
I used to have a daddy, to walk and talk with me
But now he's changed his mind and turned me down
And if he had a reason, that he could explain to me
I would only leave this town
'Cause daddy, those things you heard were untrue
And you cannot leave your mama blue
I'm gonna have you, and I ain't gonna leave you alone
[Chorus]
Why should you leave me in this wide world to roam?
You know you got another sweetie to soothe your brow
But you can't quit your sweet mama now
I'm wild about you, and I want you for my own
You found another sweetie, you drove me from your door
But we read what the good book says: "You reap just what you sow"
Now you used to call me mama and sugar-lump
But just as sure as that grass grows 'round the stump
I'm gonna have you, and I ain't gonna leave you alone
I said I'm gonna have you, and I ain't gonna leave you alone
[Chorus]
Why should you leave me in this wide world to roam?
You know you got another sweetie to soothe your brow
But you can't quit your sweet mama now
I'm wild about you and I want you for my own
You found another woman, drove me from your door
But we read what the good book says: "You reap just what you sow"
Now you used to call me mama and sugar-lump
But just as sure as that grass grows 'round the stump
I'm gonna have you, and I don't intend to leave you alone
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Alberta Hunter

Alberta Hunter

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