When life seems full of clouds an' rain

and I am filled with naught but pain,

who soothes my thumpin' bumpin' brain ?

Nobody . . .

When winter comes with snow an' sleet,

and me with hunger and cold feet,

who says " Ah, here's two bits, go an' eat!"

Nobody . . .

I ain't never done nothin' to nobody,

I ain't never got nothin' from nobody, no time!

And 'till I get somethin' from somebody, sometime,

I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time!

When I try hard an' scheme an' plan,

to look as good as good as I can,

who says " Ah, look at that handsome man!"

Nobody . . .

When all day long things go amiss,

and I go home to find some bliss,

who hands to me a glowin' kiss?

Nobody . . .

I ain't never done nothin' to nobody,

I ain't never got nothin' from nobody, no time!

And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime,

I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time!

Nobody, no time!

Music by Bert Williams

with lyrics by Alex Rogers, 1905