Down In The Valley:Solomon Burke.
#70 Hot 100 & #20 R&B in 1962.
#1.
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Down in the valley, valley so low,
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Hang your head over, and hear the wind blow.
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Can't you hear the wind blow, my love?
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Can't you hear the wind blow?
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Down in the valley, valley so low?
#2.
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Have you ever been lonely, lonely?
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Have you ever been sad?
Did you ever really, really want someone,
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and really need them bad?..Bad, bad, bad, bad?
(INTERLUDE:)
#3.
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Roses love sunshine, violets love dew.
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Angels in Heaven, know I love you.
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Know I love you, dear, know I love you.
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Angels in Heaven, know I love you.
#4.
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It was down in the valley, the valley so low.
It was where I held you so tight.
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How could I ever let you go?
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I remember the first kiss..oh, how it thrilled me so.
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Now all that I can feel right now..is that cold wind blow.
OUTRO:
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Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, so low.
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Come on, hang your head low.
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Come on, come on, hear the wind blow.
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Hear the wind blow, one more time..
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Just one more time for me, right now..
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Hear the wind blow..hear the wind blow..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
