Say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all
Not a shirt right off his back
He ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger Brown
Walks with his head down to the ground
They 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 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 every day 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 nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh let me hear you!
Oh, say a word, say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all (not a thing)
Not a shirt, shirt on his back
No, he ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger
Walks with his head to the ground
They took the shoes, took the shoes from his feet, from his feet
And threw the poor boy out into the street
And then they said
Oh sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
She ain't got nothing at all
She ain't got nothing at all