Bessie Smith - I Ain't Got Nobody lyrics

There's a saying going 'round and I begin to think it's true It's awful hard to love someone, when they don't care 'bout you Once I had a lovin' man, as good as many in this town But now I'm sad and lonely, for he's gone and turned me down, now I ain't got nobody and nobody cares for me I got the blues, the weary blues And I'm sad and lonely, won't somebody come and take a chance with me? I'll sing sweet love songs honey, all the time If you'll come and be my sweet baby mine 'Cause I ain't got nobody, and nobody cares for me Won't somebody go and find my man and bring him back to me It's awful hard to be alone and without sympathy Once I was a loving gal, as good as any in this town But since my daddy left me, I'm a gal with her heart bowed down