What I'm Listening To

Nina Simone, "Ain't Got No/I Got Life"


"I got my hair, on my head / My brains, my ears / My eyes, nose, and my mouth / I got my smile / I got my tongue, my chin / My neck, my boobies / My heart, my soul, and my back / I got my sex / I got my arms, my hands / My fingers, my legs / My feet, my toes, and my liver / Got my blood / I got life." Full lyrics below the fold.

I ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling
Ain't got no work, ain't got no job
Ain't got no money, ain't no place to stay

Ain't got no father, ain't got no mother
Ain't got no children, ain't got no sisters or brothers
Ain't got no earth, ain't got no faith
Ain't got no church, ain't got no god
Ain't got no love

Ain't got no wine, no cigarettes
No clothes, no country
No class, no schooling
No friends, no nothing
Ain't got no god

Ain't got no, one more…

Ain't got no earth, no water
No food, no home
I said I ain't got no clothes
No job, no nothing
Ain't got long to live
And I ain't got no love

Ohhhhh ahhhhh…

But what have I got?
Ahhhhhhh what have I got?
Let me tell ya what I got
That nobody's gonna take away
Unless I wanna…

I got my hair, on my head
My brains, my ears
My eyes, nose, and my mouth
I got my smile

I got my tongue, my chin
My neck, my boobies
My heart, my soul, and my back
I got my sex

I got my arms, my hands
My fingers, my legs
My feet, my toes, and my liver
Got my blood

I got life

I've got laughs

I've got headaches, and toothaches
And bad times, too
Like you

I got my hair, my head
My brains, my ears
My eyes, my nose, and my mouth
I got my smile

I got my tongue, my chin
My neck, and my boobies
My heart, my soul, and my back
I got my sex

I got my arms, my hands
My fingers, my legs
My feet, my toes, and my liver
Got my blood

I got life
I've got my freedom
I've got life