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Top Songs By Bessie Banks

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bessie Banks
Bessie Banks
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bessie Banks
Bessie Banks
Composer
Herman Kelly
Herman Kelly
Composer
Frank Green
Frank Green
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Clyde Otis
Clyde Otis
Producer
Herman Kelly
Herman Kelly
Producer

Lyrics

I'm not gonna ask you to stay
'Cause I've got too much pride
And I know you're gonna think twice anyway
Before you put one foot outside
(Ba-da, ba-da, ba)
(Ba-da, ba-da, ba)
Just go right on and leave
And don't keep makin' it a threat, no, no
I can see just where you're comin' from
'Cause you haven't, you haven't missed me yet, no, no, no
You can
(Try to leave me if you can)
I bet you can't do it
(Try to leave me if you can)
I bet you can't do it
(Ba-da, ba-da, ba)
Oh, no, no
(Ba-da, ba-da, ba)
No, no, no
You've got some funny, funny ways
Yes, you have, you know you have
That nobody else can understand
Oh, baby, yes you have
You know it's a jungle out there
And you ain't goin' nowhere
No, daddy, you ain't going nowhere
Now, you can
(Try to leave me if you can)
I bet you can't do it
(Try to leave me if you can)
I bet you can't do it
(Ba-da, ba-da, ba)
No
Oh, no (Ba-da, ba-da, ba)
I know you can't
(Try to leave me baby, try to leave me)
Now go ahead and clear out
(If you can)
And take your busines with you
(Try to leave me baby, try to leave me)
That's when you'll see
That I'm not that easy to quit
(If you can)
(Try to leave me baby, try to leave me)
Can't you see that I'm real
(If you can)
Written by: Bessie Banks, Frank Green, Herman Kelly

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