Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night (In The Pines) HQ

1993 MTV Unplugged; A traditional American folk song which dates back to at least the 1870s, with Nirvana's "cover" being the most notable one.

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Lyrics:
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 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 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 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, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through.

[martinfalls]

This old song, with various titles and lyrics, is terribly underrated IMO and can have varied meanings to us as individuals, especially to those of us who have lost a Loved one. Here is my own rendering of the Nirvana lyrics. Thank you, Nick, Kurt, Dave, all.

[Intro]

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 thru

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 thru

Her husband was a hard-workin man
Just about a mile from here
His head was found in a drivin 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 thru

[Bridge]

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 thru

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 thru

My girl, my girl!
Where will you go
I’m goin where the cold wind blows
In the pines
The pines
Sun
Shine
I shiver
Whoa, oh [sigh]
Night thru

[Outro]

[EdwardLeBlanc-qo]

No one sang tjis better then Kurt dude had more feeling an pain in his voice then any singer song writer of his time. RIP my rock hero Kurt Cobain ❤

[thebluerose]

My Daddy used to sing the original "in the pines" to us as kids and when i first heard this when it came out i was like "heyyy he stole my dads song"!!!

[rinat]

Заставляет задуматься о бренности бытия.

[jadwegahandorf]

This is my favorite Nirvana song. Dolly Parton sang this as well.

[WolfScarred]

Welcome....you have found the pines where the sun don't ever shine.... your prize awaits....meet me at the neon church..the place of silent words

[mattvetor]

🙋🏼”Til The End Of All Things That Ever Were.”

[AF-Twice]

I interpret the story in this song as being:
The man narrating killed the man his girlfriend cheated on him with.

[bruisingzeus]

Ralph Stanley with some old timey shit

[LocustIvy]

2025 Not the most notable. IMO The most notable is Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys.

[nashialison]

My friend makes me listen to Nirvana 24/7 at his *crys* kill me