The Ballad of Ly and Susie Lee

from The Rollaway B-Sides by Benton Roark

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lyrics

Ly was just a young boy, six or seventeen
He had a fine set of wings, old Ly was light as a jay
There was no other but his darlin' Susie Lee
Yeah they were happy as two birds could be, but there would come a day

This old pair of wings never learned to fly
I guess I'll see you, I'll be sailin' away

But tell me what became of Susie Lee
And the autumn days we never wondered why
I sail this day on a ship to sea
Bye bye, baby bye
To you and me, and the way it used to be

I stopped by the corner store on the way to the airport
Just to see if you were hangin' around
And old Ly was in the door wearin' a smile from a time before
Just sweepin' out the love we lost and never found, he said

There ain't no jet plane that will take you back again
So long my friend, so long yesterday, he said
da dum, da da da dum...

There ain't no lover like a boy, young and free
There ain't no other like my baby was for me
And there's a ship-a-sailin', sailin' out to sea
Goodbye Susie, goodbye the way it used to be

But tell me what became of you and me
Before I am surrendered to this life
I sail this day on a ship to sea
Bye bye, baby bye
To you and me, and the way it used to be

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from The Rollaway B-Sides, released September 1, 2007
written by Benton Roark

written by Benton Roark

Benton Roark: rhythm guitar, mandolin, and vocals
Peden Young: lead guitar and backup vocals
Seth Fruiterman: keys and backup vocals
Moppa Elliott: electric bass
Luke Fasano: drums
Ryan Pfleger: backup vocals

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