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Artist: Bessie Smith
Canonical path: /bessie-smith/i-ain-t-got-nobody
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I Ain't Got Nobody
Read I Ain't Got Nobody lyrics by Bessie Smith on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Ain't Got Nobody
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There's a saying going 'round and I begin to think it's true
It's awful hard to love someone, when they don't care 'bout you
Once I had a lovin' man, as good as many in this town
But now I'm sad and lonely, for he's gone and turned me down, now
I ain't got nobody and nobody cares for me
I got the blues, the weary blues
And I'm sad and lonely, won't somebody come and take a chance with me?
I'll sing sweet love songs honey, all the time
If you'll come and be my sweet baby mine
'Cause I ain't got nobody, and nobody cares for me
Won't somebody go and find my man and bring him back to me
It's awful hard to be alone and without sympathy
Once I was a loving gal, as good as any in this town
but since my daddy left me, I'm a gal with her heart bowed down
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Bessie Smith performs "I Ain't Got Nobody", and this lyric page sits inside the Bessie Smith catalog on LyroVerse.
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