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When I Kissed that Girl Goodbye
Words & Music by Little Jack LittleRecorded by Leon Redbone, 1994
Intro Verse:
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Now Little Willie Hubble, well he had a lot of trouble
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In breaking off a certain love affair
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Well he fin'ly did it, and I must admit it
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Was a laugh when I heard him declare
Melody:
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I kissed her in the mer - ry month of May
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And I kissed her in the middle of July
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Well I kissed her in the Fall but the best kiss of them all
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Was the day when I kissed that girl good - bye.
I kissed her on the road to Mandalay
And I kissed her in the streets of old Shanghai
But I got the biggest thrill in the town of old Seville
On the day when I kissed that gal good-bye
I kissed her in a rented Chevrolet
And I kissed her in a car she made me buy
Well I kissed her in a Ford but the day I thanked the lord
Was the day when I kissed that girl good-bye
Well I kissed her where they sing old fashioned songs
And I kissed her where they hi dee hi dee hi!
I could never sing a tune but the day I learned to croon
Was the day when I kissed that girl good-bye
I kissed her where the sea is deep and blue
And I kissed her where the rivers all run dry
I kissed her on the lake but the day I got my break
Was the day when I kissed that girl good-bye
I kissed her where the roses kiss the ground
And I kissed her where the mountains kiss the sky
Well I kissed her in the west but the kiss that I like best
Was the day when I kissed that girl good-bye
Suggested by recent visitor Jim Kordach, this one still strikes me as odd. As does much of Redbone's work, this one sounds as if it is based on a very old song -- yet I cannot find any reference to it at all before Redbone's 1994 recording.