Woody Guthrie - Brown Eyes Ukulele

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Those brown eyes I loved so well. Those brown eyes I long to see.
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How I long for those brown eyes. Strangers they have grown to be.


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Just a year ago today, when my brown eyes went away
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Up in heaven I long to be, where a brown-eyed angel waits for me

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Last night I passed her on the street, I bowed my head 'cause I could not 
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speak
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Another man was at her side, soon I thought she'd be his bride.

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Other versions of the song have slightly different lyrics, as stated below.


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One evening when the sun was low my brown eyes whispered, "I must go."
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Not one second would she wait. She kissed my cheek and left my gate.

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Those brown eyes I loved so well. Those brown eyes I long to see.
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How I long for those brown eyes. Strangers they have grown to be.

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One night I met her on the street. I tipped my hat but I could not speak.
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Another man was by her side. Soon I thought she'd be his bride.

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'Twas just a year ago today, they laid my own brown eyes away.
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Six long years for me she cried. It was her brother by her side.

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