Lyrics Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker

I've got to leave old Durham town

And the leaving's gonna get me down

Back in 1944

I remember daddy walking out the door

Mama told me he was going to war

He was leaving

Leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me

Now I've got to leave old Durham town

I've got to leave old Durham town

And the leaving's gonna get me down

When I was a boy, I spent my time

Sitting on the banks of the river Tyne

Watching all the ships going down the line

They were leaving

Leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me

Now I've got to leave old Durham town

I've got to leave old Durham town

And the leaving's gonna get me down

The last week mama passed away

Goodbye son, was all she'd say

There's no cause for me to stay

So I'm leaving

Leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving free

Now I've got to leave old Durham town

I've got to leave old Durham town

And the leaving's gonna get me

I've got to leave old Durham town

And the leaving's gonna get me down

Writer(s): Roger Whittaker

Album The Very Best Of

date of release

01-01-2014

1 The Last Farewell
2 New World In The Morning
3 Durham Town (The Leavin')
4 Dirty Old Town
5 Streets Of London
6 From Both Sides Now
7 By the Time I Get To Phoenix
8 You've Lost That Lovin Feeling
9 I Don't Believe In If Anymore
10 Morning Has Broken
11 If I Were A Rich Man
12 Scarborough Fair Canticle
13 Mamy Blue
14 Why
15 Morning Please Don't Come
16 A Special Kind Of Man
17 Moonshadow
18 River Lady
19 Sunrise Sunset
20 The Skye Boat Song

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