the byrds was the original singer of if you go away.
the byrds was the original singer of if you go away.
who is the original singer of if you go away?
the byrds
if you go away









































"if you go away" is an adaptation of the 1959 jacques brel (belgium) song "ne me quitte pas" with english lyrics by rod mckuen. created as part of a larger project to translate brel's work, "if you go away" is considered a pop standard and has been recorded by many artists, including greta keller, for whom some say mckuen wrote the lyrics.
if you go away
"yesterday, upon the stair,









































i met a man who wasn't there!









































he wasn't there again today,









































oh how i wish he'd go away!"









































when i came home last night at three,









































the man was waiting there for me









































but when i looked around the hall,









































i couldn't see him there at all!









































go away, go away, don't you come back any more!









































go away, go away, and please don't slam the door...









































last night i saw upon the stair,









































a little man who wasn't there,









































he wasn't there again today









































oh, how i wish he'd go away...









































/poem









































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