I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll

1919 Clarence & Spencer Williams

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Verse

Lit tle Wil ly Green from New Or leans, a

His sister Til ly Green was real ly mean, and

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greed y boy was he.
ver y stin gy, too.

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He al ways want ed lots of kids just to
She al ways want ed some of what you.had but she

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keep him com pan y. One
gave noth ing to you.

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day his Mom bought hin a Toot sie roll, the best
When her Mom bought her a jel ly roll, to

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can dy that was made.
hide it she would try.
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When the kids be gan to hang a round, lit tle Wil ly said:
When the kids would ask her for a bite, you'd hear Til ly cry:
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Chorus A

ain't gon na' give no bod y none of my Toot sie Roll,

ain't gon na' give no bod y none of my jel ly roll,

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(Toot sie Roll) I
(jel ly roll) I
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would n't give you a

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piece of my sweet, not to save your soul!

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(save your
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soul!)
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Dad dy told me to day, Just be fore he went a way, If I'd
Mom ma told me to day, Just be fore she went a way,

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be a good boy, He'd bring me a toy; And I'm my Dad dy's pride
If I'd be a good lit tle girl, She might put my hair

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and joy! You
in curls! You

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know there ain't no need in your just hang in' a round,

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(hang in' a round) I

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know you want it, but I'm a gon na' turn you down. My
My

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Toot sie Roll is sweet! And you know it can't be beat!

jel ly roll is sweet!

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know you want it, but you can't have it! I ain't a gon na' give you none!
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Interlude to second verse
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