Nobody's Dirty Business (Version 1)
by 
Mississippi John Hurt 
recording of 19 
from 
The Mississippi John Hurt (Vanguard 19/20) 
Nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me, 
nobody's business but mine 
Nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me, 
nobody's business but my own 
Sometimes my baby gets boozy, then again she tries to rule me, 
nobody's business but mine 
Nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me, 
nobody's business but my own 
(spoken: That's all right, just let her rule me) 
Say, baby, did you get that letter? 
"If you take me back I'll treat you better" 
Nobody's business but mine 
Nobody's dirty business how my baby treats me, 
nobody's business but my own 
I'm going back to Pensacola, gonna buy my baby a muller 
Nobody's business but mine 
Nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me, 
nobody's business but my own 
Nobody's 
Nobody's business but mine 
Nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me, 
nobody's business but my own 
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Note 1: muller, a grinding tool