Where Did You Sleep Last Night -- Leadbelly

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, where will you go I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night throughHer husband, was a hard working man Just about a mile from here His head was found in a driving wheel But his body never was found

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night In the pines, in the pines Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

This is about a man who finds out his wife has been cheating on him. He goes out into the cold night and is killed in an accident.

Nirvana covered this on their 1993 Unplugged In New York album. Kurt Cobain introduced it by saying, "This song is by my favorite performer." Earlier that year, Cobain had been offered one of Leadbelly's guitars for $50,000, although Cobain exaggerated the cost when introducing the song.

                               

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