7. Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do
Porter Grainger & Everett Robbins
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1949 | MT | 200 | Complete on Decca v.2 | 10 | 3’19” |
There ain’t nothing I can do
Or nothing I can say
That folks don’t criticize me
But I’m going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don’t care just what people sayIf I should take a notion
To jump into the ocean
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf my man ain’t got no money
And I say take all mine honey
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doWell I’d rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doI swear I won’t call no copper
If I’m beat up by my Papa
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doNobody’s business
Ain’t nobody’s business
Nobody’s business if I do
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1949 | AT | 200a | Complete on Decca v.2 | 9 | 3’15” |
There ain’t nothing I can do
Or nothing I can say
That folks don’t criticize me
But I’m going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don’t care just what people sayIf I should take a notion
To jump into the ocean
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf my man ain’t got no money
And I say take all mine honey
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doWell I’d rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doI swear I won’t call no copper
If I’m beat up by my Papa
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doNobody’s business
Ain’t nobody’s business
Nobody’s business if I do
3rd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1951 | LR | 73 | Perfect Complete Collection v.4 | 7 | 2’20” |
There ain’t nothing I ever do
Or nothing I ever say
That folks don’t criticize me
But I’m going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don’t care just what people sayIf I should take a notion
To jump right into the ocean
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf my man ain’t got no money
And I say take all mine honey
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doI’d rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doI swear I won’t call no copper
If I’m beat up by my Papa
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doAin’t nobody’s business
Nobody’s business
Nobody’s business if I do
4th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1951 | LR | 89 | Perfect Complete Collection v.4 | 21 | 2’54” |
There ain’t nothing I ever do
Or nothing I ever say
That folks don’t criticize me
But I’m going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don’t care just what people sayIf I should take a notion
To jump right into the ocean
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf my man ain’t got no money
And I say take all mine honey
Ain’t nobody’s business what I doIf I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doI’d rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doI swear I won’t call no copper
If I’m beat up by my Papa
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doAin’t nobody’s business
Nobody’s business
Nobody’s business if I do
5th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1954 | LR | 136 | Perfect Complete Collection v.7 | 18 | 2’24” |
There ain’t nothing I ever do
Or nothing I ever say
That folks don’t criticize me
But I’m going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don’t care just what people sayIf I should take a notion
To jump into the ocean
Ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I go to church on Sunday
Cabaret all day Monday
Nobody’s business what I doMy man ain’t got no money
Take all mine honey
Nobody’s business what I doIf I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickleI’d rather my man would hit me
Jump up and quit me
Nobody’s business if I doI swear I won’t call no copper
Beat up by my Papa
Nobody’s business if I doNobody’s business,
Nobody’s business,
Nobody’s business if I do
6th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1956 | LR | 163 | Complete on Verve v.8 | 3 | 2’30” |
There ain’t nothing I ever do
Or nothing I ever say
That folks don’t criticize me
But I’m going to do
Just as I want to, anyway
And don’t care just what people sayIf I should jump into an ocean
Right into the ocean
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf my man ain’t got no money
And I say take all of mine honey
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doI’d rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doI swear I won’t call no copper
If I’m beat up by my papa
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doAin’t nobody’s business,
Nobody’s business,
Nobody’s business if I do
7th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1958 | LR | 207 | Private Recording | – | 3’46” |
Introduction
Fanfare: Oh, Lady Be GoodThere ain’t nothing I ever do
Nothing I ever say
That folks don’t criticize me
But I’m going to do
Just as I want to anyway
And don’t care just what people sayIf I should take an ocean
To jump right into the ocean
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf I go to church on Sunday
Then cabaret all day Monday
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doIf my man ain’t got no money
And I say take all of mine honey
It ain’t nobody’s business what I doIf I give him my last nickel
And it leaves me in a pickle
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doI’d rather my man would hit me
Than follow him to jump up and quit me
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doI swear I won’t call no copper
If I’m beat up by my papa
It ain’t nobody’s business if I doAin’t nobody’s business
Nobody’s business
Nobody’s business if I do(applauses)