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©words & music by Alice Gerrard, Agate Hill Publishing BMI

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You didn’t give me much warning
When you told her me wanted to leave me
That old truth that I counted on, together forever
Sure did deceive me

And now I’m lonesome and blue
And wonder what you’re doin
I looks for you in places, faces remind me of you
But a thought grows on my mind—

CHO: These are sad affairs, such sad affairs
But the saddest affair
Is that most likely
Soon if not sooner
I won’t even care.

I was so looking forward
To the kids bein’ grown, to my time, oh my time
Hold hands cross the table, candles at bedtime
Smiles in the morning

And now I reach out at night
Trace your body with my mind
I still feel your touch—hush baby don’t you cry
Cause that thought stays on my mind.

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from The Early Years, released January 1, 1999
Alice Gerrard-guitar, lead vocal
Jeanie McLerie-lead guitar, harmony vocal
Irene Herrmann-cello, harmony vocal

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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