Durham Town Songtext

I've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townAnd that leavin's going to get me downBack in nineteen-forty-fourI remember Daddy walking out the doorMama told me he was going to warHe was leavingLeaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me.I've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townAnd that leavin's going to get me downWhen I was a boy I spent my timeSitting on the banks of the River ThymeWatching all the ships going down the lineThey were leavingLeaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me.I've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townAnd that leavin's going to get me downLast week Mama passed away"Goodbye Son," was all she'd sayThere's no cause for me to staySo I'm leavingLeaving, leaving, leaving, leaving, free.I've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townAnd that leavin's going to get me...I've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townI've gotta leave old Durham townAnd that leavin's going to get me...Da, da, da, da, da, da, da daLa, la, la, la, la, la, la, la...