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Boo Hoo:Marvin Rainwater.
On MGM Records in 1961.
INTRO: G  
#1.
GI'm gonna leave this lonesome town.
I'm gonna change my name to Brown.
GAin't no use for me hangin' around.
My baby done gone.
#2.
GI'm gonna buy me a bottle of wine.
Tell those no good friends of mine.
GThat my party starts at nine.
My baby done gone.
CHORUS:
My Cmama done told me, don't be surprised.
A Gno good woman will tell you lies.
CDaddy done told me all about it, too.
DThat kinda woman, boy, Ccan't be true.
So, Gboo hoo, Dboo hoo, boo hoo.
My baby done Ggone.
INTERLUDE: G  
#3.
GI'm gonna find me a little queen.
She's gonna buy me a diamond ring.
GI'm gonna live just like a king.
My baby done gone.
CHORUS:
My Cmama done told me, don't be surprised.
A Gno good woman will tell you lies.
CDaddy done told me all about it, too.
DThat kinda woman, boy, Ccan't be true.
So, Gboo hoo, Dboo hoo, boo hoo.
My baby done Ggone.
A Sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Boo Hoo

by Marvin Rainwater

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Boo Hoo:Marvin Rainwater.

On MGM Records in 1961.

INTRO:

#1.

I'm gonna leave this lonesome town.

I'm gonna change my name to Brown.

Ain't no use for me hangin' around.

My baby done gone.

#2.

I'm gonna buy me a bottle of wine.

Tell those no good friends of mine.

That my party starts at nine.

My baby done gone.

CHORUS:

My mama done told me, don't be surprised.

A no good woman will tell you lies.

Daddy done told me all about it, too.

D C

That kinda woman, boy, can't be true.

G D

So, boo hoo, boo hoo, boo hoo.

My baby done gone.

INTERLUDE:

#3.

I'm gonna find me a little queen.

She's gonna buy me a diamond ring.

I'm gonna live just like a king.

My baby done gone.

CHORUS:

My mama done told me, don't be surprised.

A no good woman will tell you lies.

Daddy done told me all about it, too.

D C

That kinda woman, boy, can't be true.

G D

So, boo hoo, boo hoo, boo hoo.

My baby done gone.

A Sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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