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Aint Got No/I Got Life (Video)

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Aint Got No/I Got Life (Video) Lyrics

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 sweaters
Ain’t got no Perfume, ain’t got no love
Ain’t got not faith

Ain’t got no culture, ain’t got no mother
Ain’t got no father, ain’t got no brother
Ain’t got no children, ain’t got no Aunt
Ain’t got no Uncles, ain't got no love
Ain’t got no mines

Ain’t got no country, ain’t got no schoolin’
Ain’t got no friends, ain’t got no Lovin’
Ain’t got no water, ain’t got no air
Ain’t got no smokes, ain’t got no kickin’

Ain’t got no water, ain’t got no love
Ain’t got no faith, ain’t got no god
Ain’t got no wine, ain’t got no money
Ain’t got no faith, ain’t got no god
Ain’t got no love

And what have I got? Why am I alive anyway?
Yeah, what have I got? Nobody can take away
I got my hair, I got my head
I got my brains, I got my head
I got my eyes, got my nose, and my mouth
I got my, I got myself
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 a life
I’ve got a laugh, I got headaches
And toothaches, and bad times too like you
I got my hair, got my head
Got my brains, got my eyes, got my nose, got my mouth
I got my smile
Got my tongue, got my chin, got my neck
Got my boobies, got my heart, got my soul, got my back
I got my sex, I got my arms got my hands, got my lips, got my toes
Got my liver
Got my blood, I’ve got a life
I’ve got my freedom, I’ve got life!

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Ain’t Got No, I Got Life" is a 1968 single by American singer-songwriter Nina Simone, from her album ‘Nuff Said. It is a medley of two songs, “Ain’t Got No” and “I Got Life”, from the musical Hair, with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. The combination of the two songs was rewritten by Simone to suit her purpose. The song peaked at number 2 in the UK and at number 1 in the Netherlands. It also charted on the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached number 94. The song helped Simone gain popularity under a new, younger audience, and became a standard in her repertoire.

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Release Date
1968
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