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Alabama Rose Song Lyrics and Chords by Bobby Bare
Alabama Rose
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Written by Wanda Alley
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night I went to
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town and met a
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girl from
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Alabama
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saw the sadness
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she had seen in
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life
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found out she had
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spent some wasted
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years in
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men or more
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but never as a
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wife
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going home to
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start her life
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again in Alabama
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why God only
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knows
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love that girl and
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begged her just to
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stay with me in Nashville
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bama
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Rose
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weeks and I was
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sure she'd learn to
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love
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night I'd wake and
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listen to her
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cry
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sun came up one
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morning and my
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Rose was not be
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side
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like you
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want to
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die
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I wonder if she
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ever made it
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back to Alabama
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why God only
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knows
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she must know no
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matter where she
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goes my dreams go with her
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Alabama Rose?
- The song Alabama Rose was sang by Bobby Bare.
Who is Bobby Bare?
- Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician.