UNTIE ME
(Joe South)

The Tams - 1962
Manfred Mann - 1964
The Haunted - 1967
James & Bobby Purify - 1968
Jeannie C. Riley - 1972
Sweet Betty - 2004

Also recorded by: Dirk Howell; Joe South.


Not too long ago
You said you'd love me till the end
But lately you're indifferent
And I can't even be your friend
If I'm really such a bore
And you don't want me any more
Leave my heart
So I can love again

So, untie me (Untie me, untie me)
Untie me, baby (Untie me, untie me)
You're not ever there when I need you
You don't care where I go or what I do
So untie me (Yeah-yeah, yeah, you, untie me)
Untie me, baby (Yeah-yeah, yeah, you, untie me)

Well, if you've found a new love
I won't put the blame on you
But just give me a chance
To start my life anew
If you're really gonna go
I want to be the first to know
So break these chains
That bind my heart, you

So, untie me (Untie me, untie me)
Untie me, baby (Untie me, untie me)
You're not ever there when I need you
You don't care where I go or what I do
So untie me (Yeah-yeah, yeah, you, untie me)
Untie me, baby (Yeah-yeah, yeah, you, untie me)
You better untie me (Yeah-yeah, yeah, you, untie me)
So, baby, come on (Yeah-yeah, yeah, you, untie me)
Come on and untie me (Yeah-yeah, yeah, you, untie me)
Woo-ooh...........FADE


(Transcribed from The Tams recording
  by Mel Priddle - March 2006)