I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - Nina Simone

Ain't Got No, I Got Life - Nina Simone

Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes

Ain't got no money, ain't got no class

Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweater

Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no beer

Ain't got no man

Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture

Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling

Ain't got no love, ain't got no name

Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token

Ain't got no God

Well what have I got?

Why am I alive anyway?

Yeah, what have I Got?

Nobody can take away

Got my hair, Got my head

Got my brains, Got my ears

Got my eyes, Got my nose

Got my mouth, I got my smile

I got my tongue, Got my chin

Got my neck, Got my boobs

Got my heart, Got my soul

Got my back, I got my sex

I got my arms, Got my hands

Got my fingers, Got my legs

Got my feet, Got my toes

Got my liver, Got my blood

I've got life , I've got my freedom

I've got life , I've got my life

And I'm gonna keep it

I've got my life

And nobody's gonna take it away

I've got my life

Suzanne

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river

You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night forever

And you know that she's half-crazy but that's why you want to be there

And she feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China

And just when you mean to tell her that you have no love to give her

Then he gets you on her wavelength

And she lets the river answer that you've always been her lover

And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind

And you know that she will trust you

For you've touched her perfect body with your mind

And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water

And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower

And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him

He said all men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them

But he himself was broken, long before the sky would open

Forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone

And you want to travel with him, and you want to travel blind

And you think you maybe you'll trust him

For he's touched your perfect body with her mind

Now, Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river

She's wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters

And the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor

And she shows you where to look among the garbage and the flowers

There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning

They are leaning out for love and they wil lean that way forever

While Suzanne holds her mirror

And you want to travel with her, and you want to travel blind

And you know that you can trust her

For she's touched your perfect body with her mind

Ain´t got no - Nina Simone

Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes 

Ain't got no money, ain't got no class 

Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling 

Ain't got no work, ain't got no job 

Ain't got no money, no place to stay 

Ain't got no father, ain't got no mother 

Ain't got no children 

Ain't got no sisters or brothers 

Ain't got no earth, ain't got no faith 

Ain't got no church, ain't got no God 

Ain't got no love 

Ain't got no why, no cigarettes 

No clothes, no country 

No class, no schooling 

No friends, no nothing 

Ain't got no God 

Ain't got no earth, no water 

No food, no home 

I said I ain't got no clothes,no job 

No nothing 

Ain't got ... 

And I ain't got no love 

Oh, but what have I got? 

Oh, what have I got? 

Let me tell you what I got 

And nobody's gonna take away 

Unless I wanna 

I got my hair, on my head 

My brains, my ears 

My eyes, my nose 

And my mouth, I got my smile 

My tongue, my chin 

My neck, my boobs 

My heart, my soul 

And my back 

I got my sex 

I got my arms, my hands 

My fingers, my legs 

My feet, my toes 

And my liver 

Got my blood 

I got life, I've got lives 

I've got headaches, and toothaches, 

And bad times too like you 

I got my hair, my head 

My brains, my ears 

My eyes, my nose and my mouth 

I got my smile and it's my smile 

I got my tongue, my chin 

My neck and my boobs 

My heart, my soul 

And my back 

I got my sex 

I got my arms, my hands 

My fingers, my legs 

My feet, my toes 

Got my liver 

Got my blood 

I got life, I got my feet 

I've got life