Careless Love - Bessie Smith

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"Careless Love"
Traditional (lyrics as sung by Bessie)


            
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

  
ove
             
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

ove
             
Love, oh love,

    
 oh careless l

ove
            
See what carel

             
ess love has d

one 


            
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

  
ove
             
You've fly thr

              
ough my head l

    
ike wine
             
You've wrecked

              
 the life of a

 
 many poor gir

l
            
And you nearly

              
 spoiled this 

          
life of mine


            
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

  
ove
             
In your clutch

        
es of desire
             
You've made me

         
 break a many 

true vow
            
Then you set m

            
y soul on fire


            
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

  
ove
             
All my happine

     
ss bereft
             
You've filled 

              
my heart with 


weary old blue

s
            
Now I'm walkin

              
', talkin' to 

    
myself


            
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

  
ove
             
Trusted you no

            
w, it's too la

te
             
You've made me

          
 throw my old 

friend down
            
That's why I s

              
ing this song 

     
of hate


            
Love, oh love,

             
 oh careless l

  
ove
             
Night and day,

            
 I weep and mo

an
             
You brought th

              
e wrong man in

        
to this life o

f mine
            
For my sins, t

              
ill judgment I

       
'll atone 

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