Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
“Ain’t go no/I got life,”is a single off of Nina Simone’s 1968 album Nuff Said. This song is one of Nina’s Simone’s biggest hits, and is a medley from the musical Hair.
In the song Simone expresses reflecting on the things she doesn’t have or wants while being proud of the things she has.
I 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 bed
Ain't got no man
Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schoolin'
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
Hey, 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 boobies
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 the life
And I'm going to keep it
I've got the life
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life was written by Galt MacDermot & Gerome Ragni & James Rado.
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life was produced by Joe René.
Nina Simone released Ain’t Got No, I Got Life on Mon May 13 1968.