I Don’t Want to See You Cry

Keith Anderson, Coxsone Dodd

[Chorus]
I'm gonna tell you goodbye, babe
And I don't want to see you cry, babe
I'm leavin' you behind
But it's just for a time

[Verse 1]
It's not my wish that we must part
Don't worry, baby, I won't break your heart
I'm going to a faraway land
I'm going to make life for me and you, please understand

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got to tell you goodbye, babe
And I don't want to see you cry, babe
I'm leavin' you behind
But it's just for a time

[Verse 2]
Don't worry about me when I am gone
Just care yourself till I return
Dont' fret yourself, don't harm too much
I'll soon be back with that magic touch

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got to tell you goodbye, babe
'Cause I don't want to see you cry, babe
I'm leavin' you behind
But it's just for a time

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 3]
Don't worry about me when I am gone
Just care yourself till I return
Don't fret yourself, don't harm too much
I'll soon be back with that magic touch

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got to tell you goodbye, babe
And I don't want to see you cry, babe
I'm leavin' you behind
But it's just for a time

[Verse 4]
It's not my wish that we must part
Don't worry, baby, I won't break your heart
I'm going to a faraway land
I'm going to make life for me and you, please understand

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got to tell you goodbye, babe
And I don't want to see you cry, babe
I'm leavin' you behind
But it's just for a time

[Verse 5]
Don't worry about me when I am gone
Just care yourself till I return
Don't fret yourself, don't harm too much
I'll soon be back with that magic touch

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got to tell you goodbye, babe
'Cause I don't want to see you cry, babe
I'm leavin' you behind
But it's just for a time

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 6]
Don't worry about me when I am gone
Just care yourself, till I return
Don't fret yourself, don't harm too much
I'll soon be back with that magic touch

[Chorus]
'Cause I've got to tell you goodbye, babe
But I don't want to see you cry, babe
I'm leavin' you behind
But it's just for a time

[Outro]

Trivia about the song I Don’t Want to See You Cry by Ken Boothe

On which albums was the song “I Don’t Want to See You Cry” released by Ken Boothe?
Ken Boothe released the song on the albums “Mr. Rock Steady” in 1967, “Black, Gold & Green” in 1972, “Essential Artist Collection – Ken Boothe” in 2006, “Everything I Own: The Lloyd Charmers Sessions 1971 to 1976” in 2016, and “Inna de Yard” in 2017.
Who composed the song “I Don’t Want to See You Cry” by Ken Boothe?
The song “I Don’t Want to See You Cry” by Ken Boothe was composed by Keith Anderson, Coxsone Dodd.

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