This Is the Thanks I Get

by Barbara Lynn

From the album: Here Is Barbara Lynn

Track 12 of 12 on Here Is Barbara Lynn (1968).

Duration: 2:24

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Lyrics for This Is the Thanks I Get

I heard that you're gonna leave me And there are rumours, baby, yeah It's another girl, yeah I worked my fingers Down to the bone, yeah To try to make you A happy home, yeah So now you're leaving me This is the thanks I get, baby This is the thanks I get This is the thanks I get, baby I worked my fingers, baby Worked 'em down down to the bone, yeah To try to make you a happy home Babe, baby, babe I feel so sad, yeah Makes me feel so bad I wanna turn my head, baby Look up to people But I'm so ashamed, uh huh So doggone shamed, yeah You know I'm ashamed, baby So doggone shamed, yeah But this is the thanks I get, yeah This is the thanks I get, baby This is the thanks I get Yeah, yeah, yeah... Wonderful thanks, yeah

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