Janis Joplin
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 3:21
Well, once I lived the life of a millionaire,
spending my money, no, I didn't care
Takin' my friend John out for a mighty good time
Buyin' high-priced liquor, champagne and wine
Then I began to fall so low, didn't have a friend, nor no place to go
If I get my hands on a dollar again
I'm goin' to hold on to it until the eagle grins
Soon as I get back up on my feet again,
everybody wants to be my long-lost friend
It's might strange, without a doubt
Nobody wants you when you're down and out
Lord, soon as I get up on my feet again,
everybody wants to be my long-lost friend
It's mighty strange, without a doubt
Nobody wants you when you're down and out
That's what I mean, when you're down and out
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Key vocabulary
- life
- time you liveA1
- money
- coins and banknotesA1
- once
- at one timeA1
- dollar
- US money unitA1
- fall
- go downA1
- friend
- person you likeA1
- go
- move to a placeA1
- good
- pleasant; not badA1
- hands
- parts of the armA1
- it's
- it isA1
About this song
Janis Joplin was an American rock and blues singer from Port Arthur, Texas. Known for her powerful, emotionally charged vocal style, she led Big Brother and the Holding Company and later pursued a solo career that defined late-1960s rock, with albums including Cheap Thrills and Pearl released after her death in 1970.