NO SOAP, NO HOPE BLUES
Richard Adler / Jerry Ross  1947

as rec by Anita O'Day w Roy Kral  Earl Backus  
John Frigo & Bob Loinberg  
July 1952 Chicago


I got a soap dish but I ain't got no soap, ba-doodley-ah-da!
I've got a hope chest but I ain't got no hope, ba-doodley-ah-da!
I've got a mouse trap, no mouse!
I've got a household and no house!
I've got the no soap, no hope, no mouse, no house blues!

I've got a floor mat but I ain't got no floor, ba-doodley-ah-da!
I've got a door knob but I ain't got no door, ba-doodley-ah-da!
I've got a teapot, no tea!
I've got a keyhole and no key!
I've got the no floor, no door, no tea, no key blues!

Oh, I've got a right to cry and do I cry?
Why yes indeed!
'Cause I haven't got a lot
And what I've got
I sure don't need!

I got a soap dish but I ain't got no soap, ba-doodley-ah-da!
I've got a hope chest but I ain't got no hope, ba-doodley-ah-da!
I've got a mouse trap, no mouse!
I've got a household and no house!
I've got the no soap, no hope, no mouse, no house blues!
Got to lose! (scat)

Oh, I've got a right to cry and do I cry?
Why yes indeed!
'Cause I haven't got a lot
And what I've got
I sure don't need!

I've got a soap dish but I ain't got no soap, ba-doodley-ah-da!
I've got a hope chest but I ain't got no hope, ba-doodley-ah-da!
I've got a mouse trap, no mouse!
I've got a household and no house!
I've got the no soap, no hope, no mouse, no house,
And no floor, no door, no tea, no key blues!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2012)