OH BABE IT AIN'T NO LIE

One old woman, Lord, in this town,
Keep a-telling her lies on me.
Wish to my soul that old woman would die,
Keep a-telling her lies on me.

CHORUS:
Oh, babe, it ain't no lie,
Oh, babe, it ain't no lie,
Oh, babe, it ain't no lie,
Know this life I'm living is very high.

Been all around this whole round world,
Lord, I just got back today.
Work all the week, hon, and I give it all to you,
Honey, baby, what more can I do?


Notes: A country blues that Elizabeth Cotten learned around her home near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her "country ragtime" style and beautifully reserved manner of playing have become very popular in the cities. She plays a standard guitar left-handed.

Source: Old-Time String Band Songbook, edited by John Cohen and Mike Seeger, Musical Transcriptions by Hally Wood. Oak Publications, 1964 & 1976, page 121