Transcribed
from vocals by Sara Martin, accompanied by Fats Waller, recorded 12/1/1922.
There ain’t nothing I can do, / Or nothing I can say,
That the folks don’t criticize me; / But I’m gonna do just as I
Would do anyway, / And I don’t care if they all despise me!
If I should take a notion to jump into the ocean,
‘Tain’t nobody’s business if I do, do, do, love, do, do.
If I let my best companion, drive me right in the canyon,
‘Tain’t nobody’s business if I do, if I do.
If I dislike my lover, and leave him for another,
‘Tain’t nobody’s business if I do, do, do, love, do, do.
If I attend church on Sunday, then cabaret on Monday,
‘Tain’t nobody’s business if I do, if I do.
Well, I won’t call no copper, if I’m beat up by my papa,
‘Tain’t nobody’s business if I do, do, do, love, do, do.
I’d rather he would hit me, than jump right up and quit me,
‘Tain’t nobody’s business if I do, if I do
If my daddy got no money, and I play bridge all night, honey,
‘Tain’t nobody’s business if I do, do, do, love, do, do.
If I give him my last nickel, and it leaves me in a pickle,
‘Tain’t nobody’s business if I do, if I do.
