The Girl I Left Behind Me - Asleep At The Wheel, The Avett Brothers

Wrote her a letter when I’d known better and asked her to be my wife

Along came a feller and hit me on the smeller and it almost took my life

Oh that girl, that pretty little girl

The girl I left behind me

The rosy cheeks and the curly hair

The girl I left behind me

Rode ahead to the place she said and always there you’ll see

She said «I'm true, when you get through, ride back and you will find me.»

Oh that girl, that pretty little girl

The girl I left behind me

The rosy cheeks and the curly hair

The girl I left behind me

The monkey and the frog, the turtle and the dog, the chick, the weasel,

and the flea

The fuzzy raccoon and the ugly baboon, they all got a wife but me

Oh that girl, that pretty little girl

The girl I left behind me

The rosy cheeks and the curly hair

The girl I left behind me

Last night I slept in a sycamore tree with the wind and the rain all around me

Tonight I’ll sleep in a warm feather bed with the girl I left behind me

Oh that girl, that pretty little girl

The girl I left behind me

The rosy cheeks and the curly hair

The girl I left behind me

Oh that girl, that pretty little girl

The girl I left behind me

The rosy cheeks and the curly hair

The girl I left behind me