Nobody
(unreleased session song
)
When life seems full of clouds an'
rain
and I am filled with naught but pain,
who soothes my thumpin' bumpin' brain
?
Nobody . . .
When winter comes with snow an' sleet,
and me with hunger and cold feet,
who says " Ah, here's two bits,
go an' eat!"
Nobody . . .
I ain't never done nothin' to nobody,
I ain't never got nothin' from nobody,
no time!
And until I get somethin' from
somebody, sometime,
I don't intend to do nothin' for
nobody, no time!
When I try hard an' scheme an' plan,
to look as good as I can,
who says " Ah, look at that
handsome man!"
Nobody . . .
When all day long things go amiss,
and I go home to find some bliss,
who hands to me a glowin' kiss?
Nobody . . .
I ain't never done nothin' to nobody,
I ain't never got nothin' from nobody,
no time!
And until I get somethin' from
somebody, sometime,
I don't intend to do nothin' for
nobody, no time!
Nobody, no time!
~ from the Ziegfeld Follies of
1910
and the 1955 movie "Seven Little Foys"
Music by
Bert Williams
with lyrics by
Alex Rogers, 1905, 1933
Jerry Vogel Music Co., Inc.
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