"I Don't Love Nobody" (I Ain't Got Nobody) Performance
Added 2020-05-31 17:12:26 +0000 UTCgDGBD relative (fCFAC actual). I first learned this song from a recording of Woody Guthrie titled "I Ain't Got Nobody." My late mother (1946-2012) loved Guthrie's music. Whenever I hear his dusty guitar, I think of her side of the family (who were largely sharecroppers/migrant workers from places like Cullman, Alabama and Lebanon, Indiana).
Most contemporary musicians omit the racist lyrics found in the original printed version , but leave in the chorus:
"I don't love a nobody, nobody loves me
You're after my money, don't care for me,
I'm gwine to live single, always a be free
I don't love a nobody, nobody loves me." (Sully, 1896)
Since I was raised on the Woody Guthrie version, I also sing a 'chorus' inspired by his recording:
I don't love nobody nobody loves me
I'm just like a little apple a hanging on a tree,
Don't nobody want me I can plainly see
I don't love nobody and nobody loves me!
Comments
Thank you as always, Clifton!! ❤️.
Cindy Barrett Gilchrist
2020-06-04 14:37:10 +0000 UTCGreat job! Nice to see your dog enjoying your picking too.
Flint sampson
2020-06-02 01:26:12 +0000 UTCMusic is a story that should be told from its origins and never from societal opinion. Thank you Clifton for teaching us once again and for all the fine pick'n and a'sing'n.
Jonas Siler
2020-05-31 22:06:40 +0000 UTCI'll do a lesson for it as well sometime soon.
Clifton Hicks
2020-05-31 20:51:49 +0000 UTCI sure will. I may do another lesson from Gibson's book first but will certainly do lesson/tab on this shortly.
Clifton Hicks
2020-05-31 20:50:51 +0000 UTCThat was really nice Clif thankyou, my dog actually came and sat next to me and listened. You gonna do a lesson on that one?
David Lowe
2020-05-31 18:44:33 +0000 UTCGreat as always Clifton! The Poplin family uses the same melody in their song "I don't want to get married" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vtvf5Pl8M0 which is a song I love to play and sing!
Corentin Ramone
2020-05-31 17:34:59 +0000 UTCExcellent, love it. I'm going to try and work this one out this evening.
John Gilby
2020-05-31 17:28:57 +0000 UTCFunny how dogs seem to be so soothed by music, especially the banjo. My dogs are the same way. They don't really know what that noise is, but they really like it.
Richard Hawkins
2020-05-31 17:24:06 +0000 UTCNicely done touch! Woo-O-oh!
Bob Roberts
2020-05-31 17:20:02 +0000 UTC
