Intro :
G ive me a pencil and paper I just want to figure your time
G ive me a pencil and paper I just want to figure your ti me
Well I'm gonna put it d own in black and white y ou know I ain't lyin'
O n the twelfth day of April a nd the year in 19 and 5 1
O n the twelfth day of April a nd the year a 19 and 51
Ya know I w alked into a bill tavern an' you and your man was havin' fu n
R ight then I quitted you but you begged me to take you ba ck
Y eah ya know right then I quit you but you begged me to take you b ack
Yeah you know I'm a man of my word this is the way you a ct
I 'm sorry to say that I'm through baby I mean I'm throu gh
I 'm sorry to say that I'm through baby I mean I'm throu gh
There been so many people forgotten one day I'm goin' to forget y ou