AIN'T NO TIME FA NOTHING by The Futures (2025)

AIN'T NO TIME FA NOTHING

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Crosby Bing
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There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt of
Shakin' like a leaf on a tree,
That's coming loose from the stem;
Shakin' like a leaf on a tree,
Because I'm coming loose from my man!

I'm like a weeping willow,
Weeping on my pillow,
For years and years,
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my
Ba-ba-da-doo, wah da da da do, wah da da ba do, wha da-oh!

Down and down he dragged me,
Like a fiend he nagged me,
For years and years,
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my
Ba da da da da da do!

Although I may be blue,
Still, I'm true,
I must tell him good-bye!
Rather than have that man,
Gonna lay me down and just die!
Da-oh!

Broken-hearted sisters,
Aggravating misters, lend me your ears!
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my

Ba-ba-da-doo, wah da da da do, wah da da ba do, wha da-oh!
Ba-da wah da-oh! Shh!

The Futures's song Ain't No Time Fa Nothing is a cover of Bing Crosby's original song There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt of My Tears. The lyrics talk about a woman who is shaking like a leaf on a tree because she is coming loose from her man. She weeps on her pillow for years and years, but realizes that there ain't no sweet man worth the salt of her tears. Her man dragged her down and nagged her like a fiend, but even though she is blue, she is true and decides to say goodbye to him. She would rather lay down and die than be with him.

Shakin' like a leaf on a tree,
Trembling like a leaf on a tree, feeling unsteady

That's coming loose from the stem;
About to detach from my source of stability

Because I'm coming loose from my man!
Losing my emotional connection with my partner

I'm like a weeping willow,
Mournful and teary like a willow tree

Weeping on my pillow,
Crying myself to sleep

For years and years,
For a long time

There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my
No man is worth my suffering

Ba-ba-da-doo, wah da da da do, wah da da ba do, wha da-oh!
Vocalization

Down and down he dragged me,
Pulled me down emotionally

Like a fiend he nagged me,
Persistently and annoyingly harassed me

Ba da da da da da do!
Vocalization

Although I may be blue,
Despite feeling sad

Still, I'm true,
Remaining faithful and honest to myself

I must tell him good-bye!
I have to end the relationship

Rather than have that man,
Preferably without that man

Gonna lay me down and just die!
Would rather die than stay with him

Da-oh!
Vocalization

Broken-hearted sisters,
Fellow women who are emotionally hurt

Aggravating misters, lend me your ears!
Men who cause suffering, listen to me!

There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my
No man is worth my pain and sorrow

Ba-ba-da-doo, wah da da da do, wah da da ba do, wha da-oh!
Vocalization

Ba-da wah da-oh!
Vocalization

Shh!
Shushing sound

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