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Lyrics: "Nobody"
When life seems full of clouds and rain
And I am filled with nothing and pain
Who soothes my thumping, bumping brain?
Nobody
And me with hunger and cold feet
Who says, "Here's twenty-five cents, go and eat"?
Nobody
I ain't ever done nothing to nobody
I ain't ever done nothing to nobody, no time
And until I get something from somebody, sometime
I'll never do nothing for nobody
When I was in that railroad wreck
And thought I'd cashed in my last check
Who took the engine off my neck?
Nobody
When time was things was looking bright
I started to whittle on stick one night
Who cried out, "Stop now, that's dynamite"?
Not a soul
I ain't ever done nothing to nobody
I ain't ever done nothing to nobody, no time
And until I get something from somebody, sometime
I'll never do nothing for nobody
Note: The original 1905 published version contained eleven verses, only two of which are heard on the 1906 recording (which also has two verses not in the published version).