Page type: lyric reference
Artist: C.W. McCall
Canonical path: /cw-mccall/i-don-t-know-and-i-don-t-care
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
I Don't Know (And I Don't Care)
Read I Don't Know (And I Don't Care) lyrics by C.W. McCall on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
I Don't Know (And I Don't Care)
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Now how many peppers did Peter Piper pick ta get himself a peck a' pickled peppers? But more importantly, how many pickles do you get in a peck, when you can't find no peppers ta pick? And furthermore, who wants a pickle that's made from a pepper by a guy named Peter Piper? And in conclusion, how many pipers do you know that pick pickles? And how many Peters are pickled?
[The chorus, and how to sing it. Pay attention, 'cause there might be a quiz. C.W. and the backup singers sing line 1, then C.W. alone sings lines 2 and 3, then the backup singers alone sing lines 4 and 5.]
Well, I don't know, and I don't care
Go away an' leave me alone
I don't know, and I don't care
He don't know, and he don't care
About nothin'
Now how many ducks could a duck plucker pluck, if'n the duck plucker plucked until dark? And more importantly, how many plucks would it take on a duck, 'til the plucker got duck plucker's arm? And furthermore, if the duck plucker died whilst pluckin' the duck, would you call it the fault of the duck? Or think now, would you say that the plucker had run out of ducks? And they called it "duck plucker's luck"?
[Chorus. See the instructions, above.]
Well, I don't know, and I don't care
Go away an' leave me alone
I don't know, and I don't care
He don't know, and he don't care
About nothin'
Now how much wood could a woodpecker peck, whilst Peter was a-pickin' them peppers? And what if the pluckor became the pluckee, and the woodpecker's name was Chuck?
[Chorus. Yeah, one more time.]
Well, I don't know, and I don't care
Go away an' leave me alone
I don't know, and I just don't care
He don't know, and he don't care
About nothin'
[C.W.] Boys got any idea how we gonna get outta this?
[Backup singers] We don't know.
[C.W.] Don't know, huh?
[Backup singers] We don't care.
[C.W.] Yeah, I know you don't care, neither.
[The music just sorta peters out.]
[C.W.] That's good.
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "I Don't Know (And I Don't Care)"?
C.W. McCall performs "I Don't Know (And I Don't Care)", and this lyric page sits inside the C.W. McCall catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "I Don't Know (And I Don't Care)"?
Yes. The related section below points to City Of New Orleans and Four Wheel Drive with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by C.W. McCall?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through C.W. McCall's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on I Don't Know (And I Don't Care) yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.