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Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do

Porter Grainger & Everett Robbins

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 1949 MT  200 Complete on Decca v.2  10 3'19"

There ain't nothing I can do
Or nothing I can say
That folks don't criticize me
But I'm going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don't care just what people say

If I should take a notion
To jump into the ocean
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If my man ain't got no money
And I say take all mine honey
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
Ain't nobody's business if I do

Well I'd rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
Ain't nobody's business if I do

I swear I won't call no copper
If I'm beat up by my Papa
Ain't nobody's business if I do

Nobody's business
Ain't nobody's business
Nobody's business if I do

 

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 1949 AT  200a   Complete on Decca v.2  9 3'15"

There ain't nothing I can do
Or nothing I can say
That folks don't criticize me
But I'm going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don't care just what people say

If I should take a notion
To jump into the ocean
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If my man ain't got no money
And I say take all mine honey
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
Ain't nobody's business if I do

Well I'd rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
Ain't nobody's business if I do

I swear I won't call no copper
If I'm beat up by my Papa
Ain't nobody's business if I do

Nobody's business
Ain't nobody's business
Nobody's business if I do

 

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 1951 LR  73 Perfect Complete Collection v.4  7 2'20"

There ain't nothing I ever do
Or nothing I ever say
That folks don't criticize me
But I'm going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don't care just what people say

If I should take a notion
To jump right into the ocean
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If my man ain't got no money
And I say take all mine honey
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
Ain't nobody's business if I do

I'd rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
Ain't nobody's business if I do

I swear I won't call no copper
If I'm beat up by my Papa
Ain't nobody's business if I do

Ain't nobody's business
Nobody's business
Nobody's business if I do

 

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 1951 LR  89 Perfect Complete Collection v.4  21 2'54"

There ain't nothing I ever do
Or nothing I ever say
That folks don't criticize me
But I'm going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don't care just what people say

If I should take a notion
To jump right into the ocean
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If my man ain't got no money
And I say take all mine honey
Ain't nobody's business what I do

If I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
Ain't nobody's business if I do

I'd rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
Ain't nobody's business if I do

I swear I won't call no copper
If I'm beat up by my Papa
Ain't nobody's business if I do

Ain't nobody's business
Nobody's business
Nobody's business if I do

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 1954 LR  136 Perfect Complete Collection v.7  18 2'24"

There ain't nothing I ever do
Or nothing I ever say
That folks don't criticize me
But I'm going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don't care just what people say

If I should take a notion
To jump into the ocean
Ain't nobody's business if I do

If I go to church on Sunday
Cabaret all day Monday
Nobody's business what I do

My man ain't got no money
Take all mine honey
Nobody's business what I do

If I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle

I'd rather my man would hit me
Jump up and quit me
Nobody's business if I do

I swear I won't call no copper
Beat up by my Papa
Nobody's business if I do

Nobody's business,
Nobody's business,
Nobody's business if I do

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 1956 LR  163 Complete on Verve v.8  3 2'30"

There ain't nothing I ever do
Or nothing I ever say
That folks don't criticize me
But I'm going to do
Just as I want to, anyway
And don't care just what people say

If I should jump into an ocean
Right into the ocean
It ain't nobody's business if I do

If my man ain't got no money
And I say take all of mine honey
It ain't nobody's business if I do

If I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
It ain't nobody's business if I do

I'd rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
It ain't nobody's business if I do

I swear I won't call no copper
If I'm beat up by my papa
It ain't nobody's business if I do

Ain't nobody's business,
Nobody's business,
Nobody's business if I do

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 1958 LR  207 Private Recording  - 3'46"

Introduction
Fanfare: Oh, Lady Be Good

There ain't nothing I ever do
Nothing I ever say
That folks don't criticize me
But I'm going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don't care just what people say

If I should take an ocean
To jump right into the ocean
It ain't nobody's business if I do

If I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
It ain't nobody's business if I do

If my man ain't got no money
And I say take all of mine honey
It ain't nobody's business what I do

If I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
It ain't nobody's business if I do

I'd rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
It ain't nobody's business if I do

I swear I won't call no copper
If I'm beat up by my papa
It ain't nobody's business if I do

Ain't nobody's business
Nobody's business
Nobody's business if I do

(applauses)

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