Where Did You Sleep Last Night, also known as In the Pines or My Girl, is a traditional American folk song that originated from the Southern United States. The lyrics speak to the pain and mystery surrounding loss and mourning, and the song has been performed by various artists over the years in different versions and arrangements. The most famous rendition was popularized by Lead Belly in the 1940s and later by Nirvana on their MTV Unplugged in ... See more [+] New York album in 1994.
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My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
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Tell me where did you sleep last night
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In the pines, in the pines
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Where the sun don't ever shine
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I would shiver the whole night through
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My girl, my girl, where will you go
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I'm going where the cold wind blows
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In the pines, in the pines
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Where the sun don't ever shine
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I would shiver the whole night through
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Her husband, was a hard working man
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Just about a mile from here
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His head was found in a driving wheel
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But his body never was found
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My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
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Tell me where did you sleep last night
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In the pines, in the pines
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Where the sun don't ever shine
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I would shiver the whole night through
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My girl, my girl, where will you go
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I'm going where the cold wind blows
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In the pines, in the pines
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Where the sun don't ever shine
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I would shiver the whole night through
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My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
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Tell me where did you sleep last night
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In the pines, in the pines
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Where the sun don't ever shine
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I would shiver the whole night through
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My girl, my girl, where will you go
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I'm going where the cold wind blows
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In the pines, the pines
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The sun, the shine
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I'll shiver the whole night through **************************************