I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
I`ve got to leave old Durham town.
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
And the leaving`s gonna get me down.
Back in nineteen forty-four,
I remember Daddy walking out the door.
Mama told me he was going to war, he was leaving,
Leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me. - fade
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
I`ve got to leave old Durham town.
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
And the leaving`s gonna get me down.
When I was a boy, I spent my time,
Sitting on the banks of the river Tyne.
Watching all the ships going down the line, they were leaving,
Leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me.
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
I`ve got to leave old Durham town.
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
And the leaving`s gonna get me down.
The last week Mama passed away,
Good-bye, son, was all she`d say.
There`s no cause for me to stay, so I`m leaving,
Leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving free.
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
I`ve got to leave old Durham town.
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
And the leaving`s gonna get me down.
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
I`ve got to leave old Durham town.
I`ve got to leave old Durham town,
And the leaving`s gonna get me down.
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