—Traditional
Greenbriar Boys' Version:
Let me fall, let me fall,
let me fall, little girl, let me fall
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Oh me (oh me), oh my (oh my)
Let me fall little girl, let me fall
Little girl locked in jail
Won't you please get someone to go my bail
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Little girl won't you please
Put my big ol' heart at ease
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Oh me (oh me), oh my (oh my)
Let me fall little girl, let me fall
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Mike Oberst's Version:
Weep and moan, weep and moan
Carry me home little baby take me home
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Oh me, (oh me) oh my (oh my)
Let me fall little baby, let me fall
Old hard road, old hard road
Kill me dead, kill me dead, kill me dead
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Tie my shoes, tie my shoes,
Tie my shoes little baby and I won't fall.
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Lay me down, lay me down
Lay me down little darlin' on the ground.
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Extra verses:
Tie my shoes, tie my shoes,
Tie my shoes little girl take me home
If I lose, let me lose
If I lose little girl let me lose
If I lose a hundred dollars when I'm trying to win a dime
My baby she's got money all the time.
On my knees, on my knees,
Let me fall little girl, let me fall
Guess I knew five years ago
When you called me a drunken so and so
I don't care what you say
I'm going to drink my corn liquor anyway
Oh me, (oh me) oh my (oh my)
If I get drunk let me fall little girl, let me fall
On the ground, on the ground,
Just let me fall, little darlin', on the ground.
Lay me down, lay me down,
Just lay me down little darling on the ground.
On my knees, on my knees,
Let me fall little girl let me fall
If I get drunk, take me home
If I get drunk, little girl, take me home
Take me home, take me home
If I get drunk little girl take me home
Verse & Refrain:
| I | IV | I – V | I |