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Ain't​-​a​-​Got​-​a​-​Nothin'

from If Peel Street Could Talk by Joe Solo

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I asked my Daddy why they called me a poor boy
He said: "Now son, that's just the way you were born
And you ain't never gonna be good for nothin' boy
Good for nothin' exept for picking their corn

And you ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'"
But if I ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Then I ain't-a-got-a-nothin' to lose

He said: "Now don't you talk to me about dreaming,
See your dreams is just like diamonds and pearls
Pretty little lies
That a rich kid buys
Before Daddy lets 'em loose on the world

And you ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'"
But if I ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Then I ain't-a-got-a-nothin' to lose

And I would rather die a trier
Than just sit around singing the blues

"Remember son, you'll always be nothing!"
Was the shout as I walked out of the door.
But I don't really care
It's a big world out there
And I'm sure there's got to be something more.

And if I ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
If I ain't-a-got-a-nothin'
Then I ain't-a-got-a-nothin' to lose

And I would rather die a trier
Than just sit around singing the blues

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by Joe Solo

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from If Peel Street Could Talk, released January 1, 2011
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Joe Solo is an award-winning musician, writer, poet, activist, broadcaster and washing machine engineer from Scarborough.

Live he has an ever growing reputation as both a performer and raconteur, being thought-provoking, comical and punch-the-air political often in the same breath.

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