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	American Ballads and Folk Songs
	FARE THEE WELL, BABE
	Chorus: Fare thee, O babe, fare thee well, Fare thee, O babe, fare thee well, I done all I could do, Try'n' to git along with you. So fare thee, O babe, fare thee well. I love you, black gal, God knows I do, I love Pum yo' head to yo' feet and clean th'ough, So fare thee, O babe, fare thee well. I love you, black gal, God knows I do, 'Fo' I'll be mistreated I'll kill myself an' you. So fare thee, O babe, etc. I'm packin' my trunk, my satchel, too, Caze Ise a-gwine 'way jes' as far as I kin Pum you. Dat eas'-boun' train done blowed an' gone, An' Ise a-gwine too, jes' as sho' as you a' bo'n. I been as good as a man could be, But I done foun' out dat you jes' ain't true to me. [204]