Who sang Lesson in leavin between Dottie West and Jo Deee Messina.About 1979 or 1980?

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I first heard this when I was going thru a divorce and I divorced in 1980

Answer 1

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It was originally recorded in 1980 by Dottie West, In 1999, it was re-recorded by Jo Dee Messina, Jo Dee Messina >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eqnaAB0JEQ

&feature=related Jo Dee with Dottie West http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMmvStrCCkI

This is Dotty singing the song>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulsWrG-0Ayg

&feature=related These are the lyrics>>>>>Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in leavin'

Somebody's gonna give you what you've been givin'

And I hope that I'm around to watch 'em knock you down

It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em

Just like you loved me and left me

It's like you to do that sort of thing

Over and over again

You're a fool-hearted man.

I hear you been askin' about me from some of my friends

But you better believe I'm not going through that again

You're the kind of man a woman thinks she can change

But the only thing changin' is my way of thinkin'

And I'm thinkin' that baby, someday;

Somebody's gonna give' you a lesson in losin'

Somebody's gonna do to you what you've been doin'

And I hope that I'm around to watch 'em knock you down

Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in hurtin'

Somebody's gonna leave you with your fire burnin'

With no way to put it out

There ain't no doubt

You're a fool-hearted man.

You're the kind of man a woman thinks she can change

The only thing changin' is my way of thinkin'

And I'm thinkin' that baby, someday

Somebody's gonna give you a lesson in leavin'

Somebody's gonna give you back what you've been givln'

And I hope that I'm around to watch 'em knock you down

It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em

Just like you loved me and left me

It's like you to do that sort of thing

Over and over again

You're a fool-hearted man.

Answer 2

It was Dottie West who sang it first. She released it in February 1980, im guessing when you were going through your divorce. Jo Dee Messina then recorded it to put on her album, I'm Alright, which came out in 1998.

Answer 3

I'll always love this cover the best. Hope this helps.

Artist: Jo Dee Messina

Song: Lesson In Leavin'

Album: I'm Alright

Somebody's gonna give you

A lesson in leavin'

Somebody's gonna give you back

What you've been givin'

And I hope that I'm around

To watch 'em knock you down

It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em

Just like you loved me and left me

It's like you to do that sort of thing

Over and over again

You're a fool-hearted man

I hear you've been askin' about me

From some of my friends

Well, you'd better believe

I'm not goin' through that again

You're the kind of man

A woman thinks she can change

Oh, but the only thing changin'

Is my way of thinkin'

And I'm thinkin' that maybe someday

Somebody's gonna give you

A lesson in losin'

Somebody's gonna do to you

What you've been doin'

And I hope that I'm around

To watch 'em knock you down

Somebody's gonna give you

A lesson in hurtin'

Somebody's gonna leave you

With your fire burnin'

And no way to put it out

Baby, there ain't no doubt

You're a fool-hearted man

Yeah, you're the kind of man

A woman thinks she can change

But the only thing changin'

Is my way of thinkin'

And I'm thinkin' that maybe someday

Somebody's gonna give you

A lesson in leavin'

Somebody's gonna give you back

What you've been givin'

And I hope that I'm around

To watch 'em knock you down

It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em

Just like you loved me and left me

It's like you to do that sort of thing

Over and over again

You're a fool-hearted man

Somebody's gonna give you

A lesson in leavin'

Somebody's gonna give you back

What you've been givin'

And I hope that I'm around

To watch 'em knock you down

It's like you to love 'em and leave 'em

Just like you loved me and left me

It's like you to do that sort of thing

Over and over again

You're a fool-hearted man

Oh, a fool-hearted man

Oh, whoa

Oh, a fool-hearted man

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