Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Odetta

It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It don't matter, anyhow An' it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and I'll be gone You're the reason I'm trav'lin' on It ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe That light I never knowed An' it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe I'm on the dark side of the road Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say To try and make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talkin' anyway So don't think twice, it's all right It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal Like you never did before It ain't no use in callin' out my name, gal I can't hear you anymore I'm a-thinkin' and a-wond'rin' all the way down the road I once loved a woman, a child I'm told I give her my heart but she wanted my soul But don't think twice, it's all right I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe Where I'm bound, I can't tell But goodbye's too good a word, gal So I'll just say fare thee well I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better but I don't mind You just kinda wasted my precious time But don't think twice, it's all right

You needn't sit and wonder why, babe It don't matter anyhow When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out, look out your window, baby, I'll be gone You're the reason I'm travellin' on Yeah, don't think twice, it's all right I'm headed down that long lonesome road, girl Where I'm bound I can't tell Goodbye is too good a word, girl I'll just say, fare thee well I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better but I, I don't mind You just sorta wasted my precious time Ooh, don't think twice, it's all right (Take it home) When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Well, look out your window, baby, I'll be gone You're the reason I'm movin' on Yeah, don't think twice, it's all right Ain't no use to sit and wonder why, girl It don't matter anyhow Ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now When the rooster crows at the break of dawn Well, look out your window, baby, I'll be gone You're the reason I'm movin' on Yeah, don't think twice, it's all right I'm headed down that long lonesome road, girl Where I'm bound I can't tell Goodbye is too good a word, girl I'll just say, fare thee well I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better but I, I don't mind You just kinda wasted my precious time Ooh, don't think twice, it's all right (Take it that).

Well, it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It'll never do somehow When your rooster calls at the break of dawn Look out your window and I'll be gone You're the reason I'm travelin' on But don't think twice, it's alright And it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe That light I never knowed And it ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe I'm on the dark side of the road But I wish there was somethin' you would do or say Try and make me change my mind and stay We never did too much talkin' anyway Don't think twice, it's alright So it ain't no use callin' out my name, gal Like you never done before And it ain't no use callin' out my name, gal I can't hear you anymore I'm a-thinkin' and a-wonderin', walkin' down the road I once loved a woman, a child I'm told I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul Don't think twice, it's alright So long, honey babe Where I'm bound, I can't tell Goodbye is too good a word, babe So I'll just say, fare-thee-well Well, I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind You could have done better but I don't mind You just kinda wasted precious time Don't think twice, it's alright

He got the whole world in His hand, He got the great big world in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand. He got the wind and the rain right in His hand, He got the stars and the moon in His hand, He got the wind and the rain in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand. He got the gambling man right in His hand, He got the lying man right in His hand, He got the crapshootin' man in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand. He's got the little bits of babies in His hand, He's got the little bits of babies in His hand, He's got the little bits of babies in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand. He got you and me, brother, in His hand, He got you and me, sister, in His hand, He got you and me, brother, in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand. Well, He's got everybody in His hand, He got everybody in His hand, He got everybody here right in His hand, He got the whole world in His hand.