Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes Ain't got no money, ain't got no class Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweaters Ain't got no faith, ain't got no beard Ain't got no mind
Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling Ain't got no love, ain't got no name Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token Ain't got no God
What have I got? Why am I alive anyway? Yeah, what have I got? Nobody can take away
I got my hair, I got my head I got my brains, I got my ears I got my eyes, I got my nose I got my mouth, I got my smile
I got my tongue, I got my chin I got my neck, I got my boobs I got my heart, I got my soul I got my back, I got my sex
I got my arms, I got my hands I got my fingers, got my legs I got my feet, I got my toes I got my liver, got my blood
I've got life, I've got my freedom I've got the life I got a headache, and toothache And bad times too like you
I got my hair, I got my head I got my brains, I got my ears I got my eyes, I got my nose I got my mouth, I got my smile
I got my tongue, I got my chin I got my neck, I got my boobies I got my heart, I got my soul I got my back, I got my sex
I got my arms, I got my hands I got my fingers, got my legs I got my feet, I got my toes I got my liver, got my blood
I've got life, I've got my freedom I've got life, I'm gonna keep it I've got life, I'm gonna keep it
My baby don't care for shows My baby don't care for clothes My baby just cares for me My baby don't care for cars and races My baby don't care for high-tone placesLiz Taylor is not his style And even Lana Turner's smile Is somethin' he can't see My baby don't care who knows My baby just cares for meBaby, my baby don't care for shows And he don't even care for clothes He cares for me My baby don't care For cars and races My baby don't care for He don't care for high-tone placesLiz Taylor is not his style And even Liberace's smile Is something he can't see Is something he can't see I wonder what's wrong with baby My baby just cares for My baby just cares for My baby just cares for me
Birds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feelIt's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life For me And I'm feeling goodFish in the sea you know how I feel River running free you know how I feel Blossom on the tree you know how I feel Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know Butterflies all havin' fun you know what I mean Sleep in peace when day is done That's what I meanAnd this old world is a new world And a bold world For meStars when you shine you know how I feel Scent of the pine you know how I feel Oh freedom is mine And I know how I feel
I loves you, , Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever And I'll be gladYes I loves you, , Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me With his hot hands If you can keep me I wants to stay here with you forever I've got my manI loves you, , Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever I've got my manSomeday I know he's coming to call me He's going to handle me and hold me So, it' going to be like dying, When he calls me But when he comes I know I'll have to goI loves you, , Don't let him take me Honey, don't let him handle me and drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever I've got my man
Baby do you understand me now If sometimes you see that I'm mad Doncha know that no one alive can always be an angel? When everything goes wrong you see some badWell I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstoodYa know sometimes baby I'm so carefree with a joy that's hard to hide Then sometimes again it seems that all I have is worry And then you burn to see my other sideBut I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstoodIf I seem edgy I want you to know I never meant to take it out on you Life has its problems and I get more than my share but that's me one thing I never mean to doCause I love you Oh baby I'm just human Don't you know I have faults like anyone?Sometimes I find myself alone regretting some little foolish thing some simple thing that I've doneI'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstoodI try so hard So don't let me be misunderstood
The look of love is in your eyes A look your smile can't disguise The look of love Is saying so much more than just words could ever say And what my heart has heard, well it takes my breath away I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you
How long I have waited Waited just to love you, now that I have found you
You've got the look of love, It's on your face A look that time can't erase Be mine tonight Let this be just the start of so many nights like this Let's take a lover's vow and then seal it with a kiss
I can hardly wait to hold you, feel my arms around you How long I have waited Waited just to hold you, now that I have found you
Don't ever go I love you so Don't ever go Don't ever go
I want a little sugar in my bowl I want a little sweetness down in my soul I could stand some lovin' Oh so bad I feel so funny and I feel so sad I want a little steam on my clothes Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go What's a matter Daddy Come on, save my soul I need some sugar in my bowl I ain't foolin' I want some sugar in my bowl
You've been acting different I've been told Soothe me I want some sugar in my bowl I want some steam on my clothes Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go What's a matter Daddy Come on save my soul I want some sugar in my bowl I ain't foolin' I want some sugar in my bowl.
Do I move you, are you willin' Do I groove you, is it thrillin' Do I soothe you, tell the truth now Do I move you, are you loose now The answer better be (Yes, yes) That pleases me
Are you ready for this action Does it give you satisfaction Are you hip to what I'm sayin' If you are then let's start swayin' The answer better be (Yes, yes) That pleases me
When I touch you do you quiver Form your head down to your liver If you like it let me know it Don't be psychic or you'll blow it The answer better be (Yes, yes) That pleases me
Do what you gotta do Come on back see me when you can Man I can understand how it might be Kinda hard to love a girl like me I don't blame you much for wanting to be free I just wanted you to know I've loved you better that your own kin did From the very start it's my own fault What happens to my heart You see I've always known you'd goSo you just do what you gotta do My wild sweet love Though it may mean that I'll never kiss Those sweet lips again Pay that no mind Find that dappled dream of yours Come on back and see me when you canNow I know it'll make you feel sad And make you feel so bad They say you don't treat me me like you should They got ways to make you feels no good I guess they got no way to know I've had my eyes wide open from the start And man you never lied to me The part of you that they'll never see Is the part you've shown to meSo you just do what you gotta do My wild sweet love Though it may mean that I'll never kiss Those sweet lips again Pay that no mind Find that dappled dream of yours Come on back and see me when you can
Young, gifted and black, Oh what a lovely precious dream To be young, gifted and black, Open your heart to what I mean In the whole world you know There's a million boys and girls Who are young, gifted and black And that's a fact!
You are young, gifted and black We must begin to tell our young There's a world waiting for you This is a quest that's just begun When you feel really low there's a great truth that you should know When you're young, gifted and black Your soul's intact
How long to be young, gifted and black How I long to know the truth There are times when I look back And I am haunted by my youth Oh but my joy of today Is that we can all be proud to say To be young, gifted and black Is where it's at!
Ah, nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to light
Ah, have a bible in my home Have a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to light
.. taught me how to read .. taught me how to read Tryin' to raise my soul to light Nobody's fault but mine.
Oh Lord, nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to light Ah have a bible in my home Have a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to light Oh, buddy she taught me how to read Buddy she taught me how to read Tryin' to raise my soul to light.
Ah, Lord, Lord, nobody's fault but mine Bible and my soul tonight And sister she taught me how to read Sister she taught me how to read Bible and my soul tonight.
Ah, no, no, nobody's fault but mine. Bible and my soul tonight. Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine
Got a bible in my home Got a bible in my home Tryin' to raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine - yeah!
Sister she taught me to roll My sister she taught me to roll I roll along the line Nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine Take it on, take it on
I got a monkey on my back I gotta monkey on my back, back, back I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine - yeah
Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine Whoo!
Naw. Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine I'll raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine Nobody's fault but mine Tryin' raise my soul to the light Nobody's fault but mine Oh!
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to? Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to all on that day?Run to the moon, "Moon won't you hide me?" Run to the sea, "Sea won't you hide me?" Run to the sun, "Sun won't you hide me all on that day?"Lord says, "Sinner man, the moon'll be a bleeding." Lord says, "Sinner man, the sea'll be a sinking." Lord says, "Sinner man, the sun'll be a freezin' all on that day!"Run to the Lord, "Lord won't you hide me?" Run to the Lord, "Lord won't you hide me?" Run, run, "Lord won't you hide me all on that day?"Lord says "Sinner man, you should've been a praying." Lord says "Sinner man, you should've been a praying." Lord says "Sinner man, you should've been a praying all on that day."
I knew a man Bojangles And he danced for you In worn out shoes With silver hair, a ragged shirt And baggy pants, the old soft shoe He jumped so high, he jumped so high Then he lightly touched downI met him in a cell in New Orleans I was down and out He looked at me to be the eyes of age As he spoke right out He talked of life, he talked of life He laughed, slapped his leg a stepHe said his name, Bojangles And he danced a lick across the cell He grabbed his pants in fettered stance Oh, he jumped up high Then he clicked his heels He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh S back his clothes all aroundMr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles, dance!He danced for those At minstrel shows and county fairs Throughout the south He spoke with tears of 15 years How his dog and him traveled about His dog up and died, he up and died After 20 years he still grievesHe said I dance now At every chance in honky tonks For drink and tips But most of the time I spend behind these county bars Cause I drinks a bitHe s his head And as he s his head I heard someone ask him Please, pleaseMr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles Mr. Bojangles, dance!
(Refrain) Here comes the sun Little darlin, here comes the sun I say, its all right, its all right (Repeat 1)
Little Darlin its been a long cold and lonely winter, little darlin it feels like years since you've been here (Refrain)
Little darlin the smiles have returned to the faces now little darlin it seems like years since you've been here
Little darlin its been a long cold lonely winter, little darlin it feels like years since you've been here
Here somes the sun, arent you glad to see it, I say its all right
Here comes the sun little darlin, I say Its alright
Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun I say Little Darlin, it seems like years since you've been here Little darlin here comes the sun, its all right You can come on out
There' a light A certain kind of light I want my whole life to be To live it with you Live it with youThere's a way Everybody says Do each and every little thing What good does it bring If I ain't got you If I ain't got you I ain't got you I ain't got youYou don't know What it's like Baby you don't What it's like To love somebody To love somebody The way I love youIn my brain See your face again I know my frame of mind You ain't got to be so blind And I'm blind so blindI'm a woman Can't you see what I am I live and I breathe for you What good does it do If I ain't got you If I ain't got you I ain't got you I ain't got youSay you don't know What is like Baby you don't know To love somebody To love somebody The way I love youOh you don't know What is like Baby you don't know To love somebody To love somebody The way I love you
Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes Ain't got no money, ain't got no class Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweaters Ain't got no faith, ain't got no beard Ain't got no mind
Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling Ain't got no love, ain't got no name Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token Ain't got no God
What have I got? Why am I alive anyway? Yeah, what have I got? Nobody can take away
I got my hair, I got my head I got my brains, I got my ears I got my eyes, I got my nose I got my mouth, I got my smile
I got my tongue, I got my chin I got my neck, I got my boobs I got my heart, I got my soul I got my back, I got my sex
I got my arms, I got my hands I got my fingers, got my legs I got my feet, I got my toes I got my liver, got my blood
I've got life, I've got my freedom I've got the life I got a headache, and toothache And bad times too like you
I got my hair, I got my head I got my brains, I got my ears I got my eyes, I got my nose I got my mouth, I got my smile
I got my tongue, I got my chin I got my neck, I got my boobies I got my heart, I got my soul I got my back, I got my sex
I got my arms, I got my hands I got my fingers, got my legs I got my feet, I got my toes I got my liver, got my blood
I've got life, I've got my freedom I've got life, I'm gonna keep it I've got life, I'm gonna keep it