Say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all
Not a shirt right of his back
He ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger Brown
Walks with his head down to the ground
Took the shoes right of his feet
To poor boy right out in the street

And this is what he said
Oh sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nutin'
She ain't got nothing at all

Say a word for Polly May
She can't tell the night from the day
They threw her out in the street
But just like a cat she landed on her feet
And say a word for Joanna Love
She ain't got nothing at all
'Cos everyday she falls in love
And everynight she falls when she does

She said
Oh sweet nuthin'
You know she ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nutin'
She ain't got nothing at all

Oh let me hear you!

Say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all
Not a shirt right of his back
He ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger Brown
Walks with his head down to the ground
Took the shoes right of his feet
To poor boy right out in the street

And this is what he said
Oh sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nutin'
She ain't got nothing at all
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nutin'

She ain't got nothing at all
She ain't got nothing at all
She ain't got nothing at all

Say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all
He knocked the shirt right of his back
He ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger Brown
Walks with his head down to the ground
Took the shoes right off his feet
And threw the poor boy right out in the street

And this is what he said

Oh, sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh, sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all

And say a word for Perly May
She can't tell night from the day
They threw her out into the street
Just like a cat she landed on her feet
And say a word for Johnie Love
She ain't got nothing at all
With every day she falls in love
And every night she falls

And when she does she says

Oh, sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh, sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all

Oh, say a word, say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing, nothing at all, not a thing
Not the shirt, the shirt on his back
He ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger
Walked with his head down to the ground
Took the shoes, took the shoes from his feet
And threw the poor boy out into the street

And this is what he said

Oh, sweet nuthin'
He ain't got nothing at all
Oh, sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all

Say a word for Jimmy Brown
he ain't got nothin' at all
Not the shirt right off his back
he ain't got nothin' at all
And say a word for Ginger Brown
walks with his head down to the ground
Took the shoes right off his feet
they threw the poor boy right out in the street
and this is what he said

Oh, sweet nothin'
she ain't got nothin' at all
Oh, sweet nothin'
she ain't got nothin' at all

Say a word for Pearly Mae
she can't tell the night from the day
They threw her out in the street
just like a cat she landed on her feet
And say a word for Joana Love
she ain't got nothin' at all
With every day she falls in love
and every night she falls
and when she does, she says

Oh, sweet nothin'

you know she ain't got nothin' at all
Wow, oh, sweet nothin', hey, hey
she ain't got nothin' at all
oh, let me hear you ...

Oh, say a word, say a word for Jimmy Brown
he ain't got nothin' at all, not a thing
Not the shirt, shirt on his back
no he ain't got nothin' at all
And say a word for Ginger
he walks with his head to the ground
They took shoes, took the shoes, from his feet, from his feet
and threw the poor boy right out in the street
and then, he said

Oh, sweet, sweet nothin'
she ain't got she ain't got, she ain't got nothin' at all
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, nothin'
she ain't got
Sweet, sweet, nothin' sweet, sweet, nothin'
nothin' at all
Sweet, sweet nothin', got nothin', oh! sweet nothin'
oh, oh, oh, ain't got nothin' at all
oh, let me hear you

(Oh, sweet nothin' ain't got nothin' at all)
...
Oh, sweet nothin'
(Oh, sweet nothin' ain't got nothin' at all)
...

She ain't got nothin' at all
she ain't got nothin' at all
She ain't got nothin' at all
she ain't got nothin' at all
She ain't got nothin' at all, sweet nothin'
ain't got nothin' at all, sweet, sweet nothin'
She ain't got nothin' at all