Ain’t Nobody’s Business Songtext
von Abbey Lincoln

Ain′t nobody's business what I do
Get me a shotgun and shoot my baby
Ain′t nobody's business if I do

There ain't nothing I can do, or nothing I can say,
Some folks will criticize me.
So I′m gonna do just what I want to anyway,
And don′t care if you all despise me.

If I should take a notion
To jump into the ocean,
It ain't nobody′s business if I do.


If I go to church on Sunday
And I shimmy down on Monday,
It ain't nobody′s business if I do.

And if my friend ain't got no money
And I say, "All right, take all of mine honey,"
It ain′t nobody's business if I do.

If I lend her my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle,
It ain't nobody′s business if I do.

I would rather my gal would hit me
Than to haul right up and quit me.
It ain′t nobody's business if I do.


I know that she won′t call no copper
If she gets beat up by her poppa.
It ain't nobody′s business if I do, Lord no.
Well, it ain't nobody′s business if I do.