I DON'T DO NOBODY NOTHIN'

Cho.
I don't do nobody nothin', Jesus,
But they hates me just the same,
(O Lordy) I don't do nobody nothin', Jesus,
But they hates me just the same.

(O---mm) It's among the Christian family,
That they cause my heart to pain,
The sinner he don't know nothin' about me,
And he don't carry my name.
Cho.
(O---mm) I try to stay out of bad comp'ny,
You know I try to save my name,
But some way or the other, Lord,
The people 'bukes me just the same.
Cho.
(O---mm) Yonder stands sister 'Liza,
An' yonder stands Sister Jane,
Well, they can't hold a holy conversation
Without they 'bukin' my name.
Cho.
O---mm)I don't do nobody nothin', Jesus,
And I can't tell why it is,
But somehow or the other, O Lordy,
They make me shed those briny tears.
Cho.
(O---mm) Just let them keep on talkin',
O this is all I have to say,
I'm goin' to put my trust in Jesus,
He will give me rest some day.
Cho.

For all us put-upon sad sacks out there.
'bukes = rebukes; holy might mean whole.
Sung by Rev. Nathaniel Hawkins, Cummins Farm, Arkansas. A variant of a pre-existing tune? On American Memory Lib. Congress site.
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip.
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