“Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie”
Description
Singer says that one old woman in the town is lying about her, and wishes the old woman would die. "Been all around this whole round world/I just got back today.... Oh, babe, it ain't no lie (x3), (Know) this life I'm living is very (hard/high)."
Notes
Elizabeth Cotten learned this song from country blues singers around Chapel Hill, NC. - PJS
I would note that the versions I've heard of this piece are very diverse; most seem to consist of floating lyrics (or at least themes) held together by the chorus "Oh babe, it ain't no lie." - RBW
Recordings
- Elizabeth Cotten, "Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie" (on Cotten01)
References
- Cohen/Seeger/Wood, p. 121, "Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 184, "Oh, Babe, It Ain't No Lie" (1 text)
- BI, CSW121