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Rhythm	9.8
Melody	9.9
Instruments	9.9
Lyrics	10.0
Vocal	9.9
This song has been reviewed 27 times. Overall score for this song, 9.9.

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Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Lyrics

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Song details
Title	Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Artist	Nirvana
Album	With The Lights Out (2004) , Track 5 Disc 2, Unplugged In New York (1994) , Track 14 , Nirvana (The Best Of) (2002) , Track 15
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Song lyrics

Send "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" ringtones to your cell

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 goin where the cold wind blows 
In the pines, in the pines 
Where the sun don't ever shine 
I would shiver the whole night through 

Her 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 

My girl, my girl, where will you go? 
I'm goin where the cold wind blows 
In the pines, in the pines 
Where the sun don't ever shine 
I would shiver the whole night through 

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, the pines 
The sun
Ever shine 
I'd shiver the whole night through

Send "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" ringtones to your cell

lyrics corrected on 02-06-2005

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28-04-2004 20:10 HighGirl
13 posts	The way that Cobain sang this song on MTV Unplugged in New York is unforgetible! In the last few moments of the song, Kurt stops to breathe, and looks at the camera with his beautiful blue eyes...Some say it's his last goodbye to the world...
14-06-2004 06:13 theconformist
16 posts	* offtopic : Kurt Cobain didn't mean to say goodbye..I believe that he was murdered. This is such a beautiful song, and he sings it so well.. <3 Kurt Cobain lives on my wall...If you noticed, this is the only song he screams in during the whole Unplugged in NY concert, as far as what's on the CD [i think. i'm not sure about this.]
28-06-2004 02:16 heavy_rocker_o1
184 posts	This is a beautiful song cover by him and how he sings it and puts so much emotion into it
03-07-2004 16:57 brokenchild
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i love this song the way he sings the last lines lyk his last breath nirvana rule and kurt cobain covers my wall
15-08-2004 06:17 l_a_u_r_a
7 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is so amazing, i think it has something definatley to do with coutntey. its so beautful kurt was so gorgeous and amazing
16-08-2004 15:27 Padawan_89
7 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Oh yeah.. A really beautiful song. Kurt Cobain sings like nan angel (no! better!) R.I.P
26-10-2004 20:52 kurtbestever
202 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal have you hear an angel singing?????????
27-10-2004 03:00 TheDom
9,054 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Has anyone acctualy heard the original version by Leadbelly ?
21-11-2004 02:01 Man_in_the_Box
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Dudes....this song always gives me chills. I don't mean this in a negative way...but have you seen the Unplugged? It is by far the most beautiful experience I ever had....the way he begins the concert with About a Girl and ends it with his saddest song...he was too much for this world and in the end this world was too much to him... Why did he have to die? why not that bitch Courtney? I tell you why: cuz she did it..... All hail Nirvana I will never forget Kurt R.I.P.
21-11-2004 02:33 bassrocker14
546 posts	can u buy that concert or w/e on DVD or VHS? I love NIRVANA! Forever 27 he will stay, along with three other greats in rock history
26-11-2004 10:16 tomthemusicguru
22 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Im still unsure if kurt was saying goodbye due to the fact that courtney killed him. this song is so soul touching Post edited by Moderator
30-11-2004 22:56 guitargurl06
18 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal oh my lord. this is an AMAZING expirience just to hear this song. i have heard the orginal and it isn't half as good. when he screams you can hear the hurt and the passion in his voice. when he screams you can FEEL how hurt he is by the people and fans. wow i can't even imagine.
05-12-2004 02:08 Manacle666
43 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Great Song
05-12-2004 06:52 Dekar
36,176 posts	This is a really great song. He puts so much power into his voice when he sings it. I love how it goes all crazy when he sings so hard. He's just singing cause he loves it, not because he wants it to sound good. It's like when you sing in the shower. You're just doing it because you like what you're singing, not because you want to sound like the next Pop Star. Good stuff!
24-12-2004 04:17 Scary_Perry
7 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i made a version of this song up for my girlfriend. she loved it. she thought it was soo sweet. here it is. My girl, my girl, dont lie to me, tell me when will you come to me? in my town, in my town, where there's no one like you, i hoooope to see you soon.
02-01-2005 17:45 truly_unknown
51 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I do think Courtney killed kurt too. He'll never know how much we miss him. I love this song and I still have the Unplugged concert on tape! I watch it all the time- it is my most prized possesion. When he sang this song you could hear his troubled soul. We miss you Kurt. Wish you were here! FOREVER 27
02-01-2005 18:23 FrancesBean87
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I really love this song!!! It's one of my favourite nirvana songs, well it's certainly the sadest of all their songs. There's so much emotion in it, it really touches my soul and it always makes me so sad I could listen to it all day!
05-01-2005 20:56 kurt lives on
7 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this was kurt's best performance ever. the last bit where he pauses at the end just sums up the peace, love and empathy that kurt felt. those emotionns that he had in that little moment jus put all the anger and pain out.
09-01-2005 20:08 Icpjuggalo
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song inspired me to play gutair and sing. its a beautiful song that he sings from his soul. with the pause at the end he sets the mood for the whole song. its a great song anyone who doesnt like it should be shot Kurt Cobin R.I.P
13-01-2005 01:23 heavy_rocker_o1
184 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal ok everyone stop wirshiping him, i love nirvana just like you all but he is dead quit arguing over who killed him. it dont help anything. Post edited by Moderator
14-01-2005 11:00 Laura_for_kurt
115 posts	oh come on heavy rocker, the people want to expess there gratuidue and curitousity for the person who has changed and redfined music. let them have their say, just like you have. great cover, very powerful when he sings "i would shhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvveeeerrrrrrrrr the whole night through" it brings me to tears
31-01-2005 23:08 GrungeIsKurt
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I remember hearing this song for the first time when I was like 13 or 14 and this song really gave me more respect then I could possibly imagine for Kurt and the whole band. I agree that it's an awesome song and that Kurt's death was unfortunate. However, I neither believe that he commited suicide or was murdered cause really, he lives forever both in his lyrics and his music and will continue to live through generation from generation. Anyways I thought it was an awesome song and the way he sung the last lyrics at the end pushed me into whipping out my guitar and trying to play it's tab. Anyways it' been a 11 years Kurt, hope you can see the impact you've made up there.
28-02-2005 03:27 bassrocker14
546 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i just wanna cry when I hear this song. Its such a great song, I love the whole cd! I love Kurt! I love Nirvana! I wanna see this on t.v!
11-03-2005 17:58 Anemic_Royalty
6 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Tis funny how many posting of Nirvana have 'grunge' names... I guess anyone with a clue about the seattle music would know that grunge is really just a term developed by the media to encompass all the great bands. Nirvana, Alice in chains, Pearl Jam, and soundgarden all in the grune category? lol, sorryguys they all sound completly different in terms of style. Grunge is a joke, every seen interveiws with lead singer of the melvins and mudhoney? exactly... anyway this song is great.
17-03-2005 17:52 red_hot_fan
18 posts	i love kurt it´s such a shame that he took he´s life