Ain’t Got No …/ I Got Life (live version)
Ain’t Got No …/ I Got Life (lyrics for the live version performed at the Harlem Festival, New York, 1969)
Ain’t got no homeAin’t got no shoesAin’t got no moneyAin’t got no classAin’t got no friendsAin’t got no schoolin’Ain’t got no workAin’t got no jobAin’t got no moneyNo place to stay
Ain’t got no fatherAin’t got no motherAin’t got no childrenAin’t got no sisters or brothersAin’t got no earthAin’t got no faithAin’t got no churchAin’t got no godAin’t got no love
Ain’t got no wineNo cigarrettesNo clothesNo countryNo classNo schoolin’No friendsNo nothingAin’t got no godAin’t got (one more)
Ain’t got no earthNo waterNo foodNo homeI said I ain’t got no clothesNo jobNo nothingAin’t got long to liveAnd I ain’t got no love
Oooooh.. But what have I got?Aaaaah.. What have I got?Let me tell you what I’ve gotThat nobody is gonna take awayUnless I wanna
I got my hair on my headMy brainsMy earsMy eyesMy noseAnd my mouthI've got my smile
I got my tongueMy chinMy neckMy boobbiesMy heartMy soulAnd my backI've got my sex
I've got my armsMy handsMy fingersMy legsMy feetMy toesAnd my liverI've got my blood
I've got lifeI've got loughsI've got headaches and toothachesAnd bad times too, like you
I've got my hairMy headMy brainsMy earsMy eyesMy noseAnd my mouthI've got my smileAnd it's my smile
I got my tongueMy chinMy neck and my boobbiesMy heartMy soulAnd my backI've got my sex, yeah !
I got my armsMy handsMy fingersMy legsMy feetMy toesI've got my liverI've got my blood
I've got lifeI’ve got my freedomAnd my heartI've got life