Ain't Got Nothin' At All

I have a sinus infection begging for medical treatment, and am headed to the doctor in a couple hours. As such, I don't have the focus and concentration needed to write a full post, so I hope you'll accept this performance video in its place.

This video can be applied to a variety of circumstances both in the news today and in one's personal life, but I think what I personally draw out of it most is a parallel to that Dylan lyric that says "if you ain't got nothin', you got nothin' to lose".




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
Woah woah, 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 the 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 nothin'
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