I AIN'T MAD (I'M JUST LEAVIN')
(Johnny Russell)


George Hamilton IV - 1965


Well my old shirt pocket's filled with everything I own
An old toothbrush, three cigarretes and a dirty four-tooth comb
My pocketbook is flat and I got no rattlin' change
I came to this town with nothin', looks like I'm leavin' with the same
 
But I ain't mad (I ain't mad), I'm just leavin' (I'm just leavin')
And I don't see anybody sittin' there by the roadside grievin'
 
I had me a girl when I first hit town, I tell you she was nice
I met this cat, he became a friend, started givin' me advice
He said that I should treat her mean and she'd always stay
Now here's ol' meanie comin' out of town and he married her today
 
But I ain't mad (I ain't mad), I'm just leavin' (I'm just leavin')
And I don't see anybody sittin' there by the roadside grievin'
 
I'd write home, but Mom can't read, besides I'm out of stamps
You don't see much to write home about sleepin' in a hobo camp
The wind blows cold through these worn out jeans, keepin' warm means movin' fast
I had a good thing a-goin' for me, but my good times never last

But I ain't mad (I ain't mad), uh-huh, I'm just leavin' (I'm just leavin')
And I don't see anybody sittin' there by the roadside grievin'
I ain't mad (I ain't mad), no, I'm just leavin' (I'm just leavin')
And I don't see anybody.......................FADE







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2011)