Bobby Bare
"If You Ain't Got Nothing" lyrics

If You Ain't Got Nothing

If you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose
There ain't no pressure
When you're singing these low down blues
Smoking that git down
Bumming them red men chews
If you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose

Daddy was a free loader
Working for the railroad line
I grew up listening
To buddy can you spare a dime
Oh, situation and the world's inflation
And the bomb could be bad news
But when you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose

If you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose
There ain't no pressure
When you're singing these low down blues
Smoking that git down
Bumming them red men chews
If you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose

I used to work my fingers to the bone
I had everything
That me and the bank could own
But a sweaty blue collar and a deflated dollar
Ain't no way to pay your dues
Well, if you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose

If you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose
There ain't no pressure
When you're singing these low down blues
Smoking that git down
Bumming them red men chews
If you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose

If you ain't got nothing
You ain't got nothing to lose