When I'm Dead and Gone

John Allan

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Jun 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/12/99

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can anybody help me with the lyrics to thesong "When I'm Dead and Gone"
It was recorded by the Scottish band "McGuinness Flint" in the early
seventies.

thanks.

mavco

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Jun 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/12/99

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In article <3762...@eeyore.callnetuk.com>,

This is from Walter's Rainbow of Lyrics site:

http://home.t-online.de/home/walterv/lyrics3.htm

When I'm Dead And Gone

ooh I love you baby, I love you night and day
when I leave you baby, don't cry the night away
when I die, don't you write no words upon my tomb
I don't believe, I want to leave no epitaph for two

wohowow, when I'm dead and gone
I wanna leave some happy woman living on
wohowow, when I'm dead and gone
I don't want nobody to morn beside my grave - yeah

ooh, Mama Linda, she's out to get my eye
she's got a shotgun and a daughter by her side
hey there, ladies, Johnson愀 free
who's got the law, who's got the love to keep a man like me

wohowow, when I'm dead and gone
I'm gonna leave some happy woman living on
wohowow, when I'm dead and gone
I don't want nobody to morn beside my grave - yeah

when I惴 dead and gone...

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mavco

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Jun 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/12/99

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In article <3762...@eeyore.callnetuk.com>,
"John Allan" <john...@callnetuk.com> wrote:
> can anybody help me with the lyrics to thesong "When I'm Dead and
Gone"
> It was recorded by the Scottish band "McGuinness Flint" in the early
> seventies.
>
> thanks.
>
>

I remember this being a big hit (#1) in the UK in Dec 1970.
Anybody know why it did not chart in the US?

Scallywag

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Jun 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/13/99

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mavco writes:
>I remember this being a big hit (#1) in the UK in Dec 1970.
>Anybody know why it did not chart in the US?

Because it sucked? I give up, why?

It charted in January 1971 and went to # 47.

Flint's followup hit "Malt And Barley Blues" was what didn't chart. That's if
it got a release.

Scals
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