Broadway-blues-ballads

it's not 'cause i wouldn't,
It's not 'cause i shouldn't,
And, you know though well, it's not 'cause i couldn't,
It's simply because i'm the laziest gal in town.

My poor heart is achin'
To bring home the bacon,
And if i find myself alone and forsaken,
It's simply because i'm the laziest gal in town.

Though i'm more than willing to learn
How these gals get so much extra money to burn,
Every proposition i just turn it down,
'way down,

It's not 'cause i wouldn't,
It's not 'cause i shouldn't, honey,
And, you know, that it's not 'cause i couldn't,
It's simply because i'm the laziest gal in town.

Alex rogers, bert williams

When life seems full of clouds and rain
I am filled with --- pain
Who soothes my achin'
---- brain?
Nobody

When winder comes with snow and sleet
I'm so tired
With cold feet
Who says, "here's two bits, nina
Go and eat"?
Nobody

I ain't don't nothin'
To nobody
I ain't never got nothin'
From from nobody
No time
And until i get me somethin'
Yes, from somebody sometime,
Well, i don't intend to do nothin'
For nobody
No time

Then winter comes all cold and clear
My friends they see me comin' near
Who says, "come on in, child, and have a beer"?
No-body

When all day long things go amiss
I go on find some bliss
Who hands to me a golden kiss?
Nobody

I ain't ever done nothin'
To no-body
I ain't ever got nothin'
From no-body no time
And until i get me somethin'
From somebody somebody
I don't intend to do nothin'
For nobody
Nobody no time, no time
Nobody no time

(1964) gloria caldwell, sol marcus, bennie benjamin

Baby you understand me now
If sometimes you see i'm mad
Doncha know that no one alive can always be an angel?
When everything goes wrong you see some bad

Well i'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Ya know sometimes baby i'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
Then sometimes it seems again that all i have is worry
And then you burn to see my other side

But i'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

If i seem edgy
I want you to know
I never meant to take it out on you
Life has its problems
And i get more than my share
But that's me one thing i never mean to do

Cos i love you
Oh baby
I'm just human
Don't you know i have faults like anyone?

Sometimes i find myself alone regretting
Some little fooling thing
Some simple thing that i've done

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

I try so hard
So don't let me be misunderstood

Sol marcus, bennie benjamin

Anytime things go wrong
Baby we'll still get along
Cos we have each other
And our love will se us through

If some tears come our way
The sun skips a day
We still have each other
And our love will se us through

Just as long as you and i
Have a little tender kiss to share
There's no doubt at all that we'll get by
Grey skies will all turn bare

So when some clouds bring the rain
We've no cause to complain
Cos we have each other
And our love will se us through
Cos we have each other
And our love will se us through