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I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good

This version of I Got It Bad And That Ain’T Good was released by Nina Simone in 1962.

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My baby never treats me sweet and gentle the way he should;
I got it bad and that ain’t good!

My poor heart is sentimental not made of wood
I got it bad and that ain’t good!
But when the weekend’s over and Monday rolls aroun’
I end up like I start out just cryin’ my heart out
He don’t love me like I love him nobody could
I got it bad and that ain’t good!

Like a lonely weeping willow lost in the wood
I got it bad and that ain’t good!
And the things I tell my pillow no woman should
I got it bad and that ain’t good!
Tho folks with good intentions tell me to save my tears
I’m glad I’m mad about him I can’t live without him
Lord above me make him love me the way he should
I got it bad and that ain’t good!

The poets say that all who love are blind
But I’m in love and I know what time it is!
The Good Book says “Go seek and ye shall find”
Well, I have sought and my what a climb it is!
My life is just like the weather
It changes with the hours
When he’s near I’m fair and warmer
When he’s gone I’m cloudy with showers;
in emotion, like the ocean it’s either sink or swim
When a woman loves a man like I love him.
Never treats me sweet and gentle the way he should;
I got it bad and that ain’t good!

My poor heart is sentimental not made of wood
I got it bad and that ain’t good!
But when the weekend’s over and Monday rolls aroun’
I end up like I start out just cryin’ my heart out
He don’t love me like I love him nobody could
I got it bad and that ain’t good!

Like a lonely weeping willow lost in the wood
I got it bad and that ain’t good!
And the things I tell my pillow no woman should
I got it bad and that ain’t good!
Tho folks with good intentions tell me to save my tears
I’m glad I’m mad about him I can’t live without him
Lord above me make him love me the way he should
I got it bad and that ain’t good!

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Nina Simone has released many songs over the years besides I Got It Bad And That Ain’T Good. Nina Simone released songs from 1958 to 1987 spanning across albums like Little Girl Blue, At Town Hall, The Amazing Nina Simone, At Newport, Forbidden Fruit, At The Village Gate, Nina Simone Sings Ellington, At Carnegie Hall, Broadway Blues Ballads, Folksy Nina, Nina Simone In Concert, Pastel Blues, I Put A Spell On You, Nina Simone With Strings, Wild Is The Wind, Let It All Out, Nina Simone Sings The Blues, High Priestess Of Soul, Silk And Soul, Nuff Said!, Nina Simone And Piano!, To Love Somebody, Black Gold, Here Comes The Sun, Emergency Ward, It Is Finished, Baltimore, Fodder On My Wings, Nina's Back, Let It Be Me, and Live At Ronnie Scott's. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Nina Simone.

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