Ain't Nobody's Business by the Jazz Tuber Trio

From a concert on Jazz Treatments of Trauma and Resilience, featuring Jimmy Mazzy, banjo and vocals, Ted Casher, clarinet and tenor sax, and narration and tuba by Eli Newberger. To view the entire performance, please click here:
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Music and lyrics, by Porter Grainger, Bessie Smith's accompanist, and Everett Robins
There is nothing I can do, and nothing I can say,
That folks don't criticize me,
But I'm gonna do just what I want to anyway,
And don't care how much they may despise me.

If I should take a notion to jump right into the ocean,
T'aint nobody's business if I do.
If I go to church on Sunday, and cabaret all day Monday,
T'aint nobody's business if I do.

If I ain't got no money, and my baby says take all mine, honey
Tain't nobody's business if I do.
If I give her my last nickel and it leaves me in a pickle,
Tain't nobody's business if I do.

If I'd rather my baby hit me, than get right up and quit me,
Tain't nobody's business if I do.
If I don't call no copper, when I get beat up by my poppa.
Tain't nobody's business if I do.

If one day we got ham and bacon,
And next day, we got nothing shakin'
Tain't nobody's business if I do.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jimmy Mazzy
• Ted Casher
• jazz banjo
• jazz tuba
• blues
• Jazz Tuber Trio

[aspencrest]

Great video. I so wish I could have heard the tuba players statement at the end. oh well.. you were focused on the music! :-)

[Robin18us]

VERY NICE guys...loved it

[dpsejp]

Thank you,Eli for putting these fine recordings on. My wife and i have been watching you since 1978 and we appreciate your music so much.

[Mr12345s]

great!!