I Never Thought

You know I never really thought some things would ever really come to be 'Cause I don't bother nobody and don't nobody bother me I went down in Mississippi, I asked Mister Charlie about my roots He said, "Turn around, bend over, boy, they're right here in my boots" You know I never thought a thing like that would ever really come to be 'Cause I don't bother nobody and don't nobody bother me I asked a policeman the time, he swung and crowned me with his stock I managed to walk away so glad it weren't twelve o'clock You know I never thought a thing like that would ever really come to be 'Cause I don't bother nobody and don't nobody bother me My girl friend's datin' this here guy who's goin' out with some man's wife I lost my girl, the wife her husband, the guy he lost his life You know I never thought a thing like that would ever really come to be 'Cause I don't bother nobody and don't nobody bother me I used to have a Ford Torino and at that time I had a chick She used to get her kicks just askin' me to flick my Bic You know I never thought a thing like that would ever really come to be 'Cause I don't bother nobody and don't nobody bother me My grandpa drove a horse and buggy but my father used the train I worked and bought a Cadillac but my son, he drives a plane You know I never thought a thing like that would ever really come to be 'Cause I don't bother nobody and don't nobody bother me