"Ain't Hurtin' Nobody" lyrics
"Ain't Hurtin' Nobody"
I'm a-walkin' down the street like Lucky Larue
Got my hand in my pocket, thinkin' 'bout you
I ain't hurtin' nobody, I ain't hurtin' no one
There's three hundred men in the state of Tennessee
They're waiting to die, they won't never be free
I ain't hurtin' nobody, I ain't hurtin' no one
Six million seven hundred thousand and thirty three lights on
You think someone could take the time to sit down
And listen to the words of my song
At the beach in Indiana, I was nine years old
Heard Little Richard singing 'Tutti Frutti'
From the top of a telephone pole
I wasn't hurtin' nobody, I wasn't hurtin' no one
There's roosters laying chickens and chickens layin' eggs
Farm machinery eating people's arms and legs
I ain't hurtin' nobody, I ain't hurtin' no one
Perfectly crafted popular hit songs
Never use the wrong rhyme
You'd think that waitress could get my order right the first time
She's sitting on the back steps just shucking that corn
That gal's been grinning since the day she was born
She ain't hurtin' nobody, she ain't hurtin' no one
I used to live in Chicago where the cold wind blows
I delivered more junk mail than the junkyard would hold
I wasn't hurtin' nobody, I wasn't hurtin' no one
You can fool some of the people part of the time
In a rock and roll song
Fifty million Elvis Presley fans can't be all wrong
I'm a-walkin' down the street like Lucky Larue
Got my hand in my pocket, baby, thinkin' 'bout you
I ain't hurtin' nobody, I ain't hurtin' no one
I ain't hurtin' nobody, I ain't hurtin' no one
Hurtin' nobody, hurtin' no one
Hurtin' nobody, hurtin' no one
Hurtin' nobody, hurtin' no one
Thanks to Radwarrior for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): John Prine
- AZLyrics
- J
- John Prine Lyrics
album:
"Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings" (1995)
You May Also Like
The Marshall Tucker Band - "Fire On The Mountain" Took my fam'ly away from my Carolina home
Had dreams about the West and started to roam
Six long months on a dust covered trail
They say heaven's at the end but so far it's been hell
And there's...
Steve Earle - "Transcendental Blues" In the darkest hour of the longest night
If it was in my power I'd step into the light
Candles on the alter, penny in your shoe
Walk upon the water - transcendental blues
Happy ever after 'til the...
Dr. John - "Such A Night" Such a night, it's such a night
Sweet confusion under the moonlight
Such a night, such a night
To steal away, the time is right
Your eyes caught mine, and at a glance
You let me know that this was...
Ry Cooder - "He'll Have To Go" Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
And let's pretend that we're together all alone
I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low
And you can tell your friend there with you
He'll...
Jerry Garcia - "Sugaree" When they come to take you down
When they bring that wagon 'round
When they come to call on you
And drag your poor body down
Just one thing I ask of you
Just one thing for me
Please, forget you knew...