Blues Stay Away from Me

Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and Western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon". However, it is his masterful guitar playing and his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky for which he is best known today. "Travis picking", a syncopated style of finger picking, is named after him. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977. more »

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Blues, stay away from me
Blues, why don't you let me be
Don't know why you keep on haunting me

That sweet pure love wasn't meant for me
Oh true love just wasn't made for me
Seems somehow we never can agree

Life is full of misery
Dreams are like a memory
Bringing back your love that used to be

Tears, so many I can't see
Years don't mean a thing to me
Time goes by and still I can't be free

Time goes by and still I can't be free

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Written by: ALTON DELMORE, HENRY B. GLOVER, RABON DELMORE, WAYNE RANEY

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