I DON'T WANT NOBODY BUT YOU
(Music: Abel Baer / Lyrics: Sam Lewis & Joe Young)


Esther Walker - 1926
Cliff Edwards - 1926
Annette Hanshaw - 1926


As recorded by ESTHER WALKER:

Why are you jealous of me
You have no reason to be
Where have I given you cause to suspect
Tell me, what'id I do

I'm with you most of the night
I'm never out of your sight
How can you accuse me of neglect

You know I ain't got nobody
And I don't want nobody but you
I'd have my hands full of trouble
If I started in to double-cross you

And I ain't gonna trifle
I don't wanna trifle, that's true
I know if I start to runaround
You'll start to runaround too

So if you see me talking to anyone
Walking with anyone, now
Believe me, it's strictly business, and how

And I can tell you that I don't do to others
What I don't want the others to do
No! No! I ain't got nobody and
I don't want nobody but you

What're you fussing about
You know I never go out
Who ever pointed a finger at me
Huh, answer me that

When you are out with your chums
Here I am twiddling my thumbs, c'mon
Still you look at me suspiciously

You know I ain't got nobody
And I don't want nobody but you
Outside of one little brother
Let me see, there is another one too
Oh! Yes Sir!

I've got an uncle 
And you know what an uncle will do
He knows I'm just a little orphan
So he calls on me often, that's true

Oh yes, I almost forgot
You know my cousin Bill
Someday my cousin will call
He'll kiss me, but then we're relations, that's all, oooh

If you deprive me of my cute little cousin
And my sweet little uncle, I'm through
I may be fam'ly, but I ain't got nobody
And I don't want nobody but you
And that's all!







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2011)