Ain't Got no, I've Got Life

• By: Nina Simone

Lyrics:

[Italiano]

[English]

I ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes

I don't have a home, I don't have shoes

Ain't got no money, ain't got no class

I don't have money, I don't have class

Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweater

I don't have skirts, I don't have a sweater

Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no bed

I don't have perfume, I don't have a bed

Ain't got no mind

I don't have a mind

Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture

I don't have a mother, I don't have culture

Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schoolin'

I don't have friends, I don't have education

Ain't got no love, ain't got no name

I don't have love, I don't have a name

Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token

I don't have a ticket, I don't have a token

Ain't got no God

I don't have God

Then what have I got

Then what do I have

Why am I alive anyway?

Why am I alive anyway?

Yeah, what have I got

Yeah, what do I have

Nobody can take away

Nobody can take away

Got my hair, got my head

I've got my hair, I've got my head

Got my brains, got my ears

I've got my brains, I've got my ears

Got my eyes, got my nose

I've got my eyes, I've got my nose

Got my mouth, I got my smile

I've got my mouth, I've got my smile

I got my tongue, got my chin

I've got my tongue, I've got my chin

Got my neck, got my boobies

I've got my neck, I've got my breasts

Got my heart, got my soul

I've got my heart, I've got my soul

Got my back, I got my sex

I've got my back, I've got my sexuality

I got my arms, got my hands

I've got my arms, I've got my hands

Got my fingers, got my legs

I've got my fingers, I've got my legs

Got my feet, got my toes

I've got my feet, I've got my toes

Got my liver, got my blood

I've got my liver, I've got my blood

I've got life

I've got life

I got my freedom

I've got my freedom

I have a life

I have a life

I've got the life

I've got the life

And I'm going to keep it

And I'm going to keep it

I've got the life

I've got the life

And nobody's gonna take it away

And nobody's going to take it away

I've got the life

I've got the life

That should be good (that's truely)

That should be good (that's truly)

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
home /hoʊm/ A2	noun - the place where one lives
shoes /ʃuːz/ A2	noun - coverings for the feet
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A2	noun - currency used to buy goods and services
class /klæs/ B1	noun - a group of students learning together
skirts /skɜːrts/ B1	noun - clothing worn around the waist
perfume /ˈpɜːr.fjuːm/ B2	noun - a fragrant liquid to scent the body or clothes
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels
mother /ˈmʌð.ər/ B1	noun - a female parent
culture /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ B2	noun - the arts, customs, and social institutions of a group
friends /frɛndz/ A2	noun - people whom one knows and likes
schooling /ˈskuː.lɪŋ/ B2	noun - the process of receiving education
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection and care for someone
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - the word by which a person or thing is known
ticket /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ B1	noun - a piece of paper or card that gives access or proof of payment
God /ɡɒd/ C1	noun - a supreme being worshipped by many religions
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the period during which a living thing exists
freedom /ˈfriː.dəm/ B2	noun - the power to act or think without hindrance
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the condition that distinguishes living from non-living