Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Released in 1970, Nothing Rhymed was O'Sullivan’s first hit single in the UK, peaking at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart, number 2 in Ireland, and also number 1 in the Netherlands.
O'Sullivan has said that he wrote this song after witnessing footage on TV of starving children in Africa, during the...
[Verse 1]
If I give up the seat I've been saving
To some elderly lady or man
Am I being a good boy?
Am I your pride and joy?
Mother please, if you please, say I am
And if while in the course of my duty
I perform an unfortunate take
Would you punish me so
Unbelievably so
Never again will I make that mistake
[Bridge 1]
This feeling inside me could never deny me
The right to be wrong if I choose
And this pleasure I get
From say winning a bet
Is to lose
[Verse 2]
When I'm drinking my Bonaparte Shandy
Eating more than enough apple pies
Will I glance at my screen
And see real human beings
Starve to death right in front of my eyes
[Chorus 1]
Nothing old, nothing new, nothing ventured
Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost
Nothing further than proof, nothing wilder than youth
Nothing older than time, nothing sweeter than wine
Nothing physically, recklessly, hopelessly blind
Nothing I couldn't say
Nothing why 'cause today
Nothing rhymed
[String section solo]
[Bridge 2]
This feeling inside me could never deny me
The right to be wrong if I choose
And this pleasure I get
From say winning a bet
Is to lose
[Chorus 2]
Nothing good, nothing bad, nothing ventured
Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost
Nothing further than proof, nothing wilder than youth
Nothing older than time, nothing sweeter than wine
Nothing physically, recklessly, hopelessly blind
Nothing I couldn't say
Nothing why 'cause today
Nothing rhymed
Nothing Rhymed was written by Gilbert O’Sullivan.
Nothing Rhymed was produced by Gordon Mills.