When The Rooster Leaves The Yard Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzel
When The Rooster Leaves The Yard
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Eddie Pleasant and A.C. Solberg
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I took a job away from home to
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make my income
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grow
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baby wouldn't go with me I thought I'd take
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I waited for her mood to change I
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wrote till I got
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tired
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m wondering what goes on when the rooster leaves th
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rooster is the king on his
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yard he sets the pace
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d go back and run mine but Iâ
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€™m afraid I've been replaced
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baby writes to me but her
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words are cold and
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hard
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m wondering what goes on when the rooster leaves th
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I do my job and should I say I
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do it half way
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right
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mind is on my baby and where she goes every
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night
She used to own me there my
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roostering she got
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tired
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m wondering what goes on when the rooster leaves th
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Repeat #2 The rooster…
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m wondering what goes on when the rooster leaves th
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FAQ
Who sang the the song When The Rooster Leaves The Yard?
- The song When The Rooster Leaves The Yard was sang by Lefty Frizzel.
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