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High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin')
Words & Music by Ned Washington & Dmitri TiomkinRecorded by Frankie Laine, 1952 (#5)
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Do not forsake me, oh my dar - lin'
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On this, our wed - din' day
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Do not forsake me, oh my dar - lin' -- wait-, wait along
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I do not know what fate a - waits me,
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I on - ly know I must be brave
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And I must face a man who hates me
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Or lie a coward, a craven coward
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Or lie a cow - ard in my grave
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Oh, to be torn 'tweenst love and duty
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S'posin' I lose my fair-haired beauty
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Look at that big hand move along
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Nearin' high noon
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He made a vow while in state prison
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Vowed it would be my life or his'n
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I'm not afraid of death but oh
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What will I do if you leave me?
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Do not forsake me, oh my dar - lin'
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You made that promise as a bride
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Do not forsake me, oh my darlin'
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Although you're grievin', don't think of leavin'
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Now that I need you by my side.
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Wait along, wait along
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Wait along, wait a - long.