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Nothin' To Lose

from Party At Old Scratchy's by Eli Elkus

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lyrics

Lordy, ain't got much left but a buck left to my name
With a buck left to your name
you're right 'bout buckless much the same
Lordy, ain't got much left but a buck left to my name
With a buck left to your name 'bout every town it looks the same

But that world can't take much
from a man with nothin' to lose
A man with nothin' to lose
A man with nothin' to lose
The world can't take much
from a man with nothin' to do
with nothin' to lose
That's surely somethin'!

Lordy, ain't got much left of that petrol in my tank
I ain't got no money in the bank
for to put petrol in my tank
Lordy, ain't got much left of that cash stashed in the bank
I ain't got no petrol in my tank
Yeah, I need that dough re mi

That world can't take much
from a man with nothin' to lose
A man with nothin' to lose
A man with nothin' to lose
The world can't take much
from a man with nothin' to do
with nothin' to lose
That's good for nothin'!

Lordy, hate to tell ya I think somebody took my honey
Think somebody put my honey in their car and took my darlin'
Lordy, hate to tell ya I think some yuppie took my honey
Think some yuppie and his money took my honey
I don't think it's funny...

I think that the world can't take much
from a man with nothin' to lose
A man with nothin' to lose
A man with nothin' to lose
The world can't take much
from a man with nothin' to do
with nothin' to lose
That's surely somethin'!

World can't take much
from a man with nothin' to lose
A man with nothin' to lose
A man with nothin' to lose
The world can't take much
from a man with nothin' to do
with nothin' to lose
That's good for nothin'!

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from Party At Old Scratchy's, released April 1, 2020

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Eli Elkus Northampton, Massachusetts

Eli Elkus is a traveling musical storyteller, songmaker, and folk activist. He began sculpting his craft as a young troubadour fishin' for songs by the riversides and busking in the streets. And so it went... The lazy-eyed dreamer and his familiar Bronco the hound wonder wander the US byways bringing folk music to the folks, freewheelin' in their road sweet home - 'JeBus'.
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