Li’l Liza Jane (Live at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, June 30, 1960)

[Spoken: Nina Simone & {Backup}]
Where's my tambourine? Wait a minute {Go get your tambourine!}
I got my tambourine! {Get yo' thing, baby what's wrong with you?}
Can't forget my tambourine, boy. Wait a minute. This is a folk tune, and it's called "Li'l Liza Jane". Uh, we'll get some rhythm started here and see what happens

[Song: Nina Simone & (Backup)]
I got a beau- you ain't got none, little Liza Jane
I got a beau- you ain't got none, little Liza Jane
I got a beau- you ain't got none, little Liza Jane
I got a beau- you ain't got none, little Liza Jane
Oh la-Liza, Liza Jane, oh la-Liza, Liza Jane
Oh la-Liza, Liza Jane, oh la-Liza, Liza Jane

(Liza Jane, Liza Jane, Liza Jane) Come my love and live with me
(Liza Jane) I will take good care of thee little Liza Jane
Oh la-Liza, Liza Jane, oh la-Liza, Liza Jane
Oh la-Liza, Liza Jane, oh la-Liza, Liza Jane

(Liza Jane, Liza Jane, Liza Jane) Hambone hammer- where you've been?
Down by the river making gin
I know a man that's three feet tall (Liza Jane)
Drinks his liquor and has a ball (Liza Jane)
Saw him just the other day (Liza Jane)
He had a horse and a ball of hay (Liza Jane)

(Liza Jane) La-Liza Jane, Jane, la-la-la Liza
La-Liza Jane, Jane, la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, Jane la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, la-Liza Jane
La-Liza Jane, Jane la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, Jane la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, Jane la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, la-Liza Jane

Oh la-Liza, Liza Jane, oh la-Liza, Liza Jane
Oh la-Liza, Liza Jane, oh la-Liza, Liza Jane

(Liza Jane, Liza Jane, Liza Jane, Liza Jane) He took me to his great big town
Lots of people standing around (Liza Jane)
They were listening to a great big band (Liza Jane)
The bestest music in the land (Liza Jane)
I tell you once and tell you twice (Liza Jane)
Enjoy yourself and live your life (Liza Jane)

(Liza Jane) La-Liza Jane, Jane, la-la-la Liza
La-Liza Jane, Jane, la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, Jane la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, la-Liza Jane
La-Liza Jane, Jane la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, Jane la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, Jane la-la-la Liza (Liza Jane)
La-Liza Jane, la-Liza Jane
Oh la-Liza, Liza Jane, oh la-Liza, Liza Jane
Oh la-Liza, Liza Jane, oh la-Liza
Little
My li'l Liza
(Jane) Jane!