Well,
I could have been a millionaire.
I got myself to blame.
I couldn't cash my check.
Too dumb to sign my name.
But ain't nothing in the world
could ever hurt me
except you,
little girl you.
I've been bit by a rattlesnake,
kicked by a mule,
slapped by a bear,
but I kept cool.
For ain't nothing in the world
could ever hurt me except you,
I do mean you.
I've been stranded in the jungle for a week,
no food, no gun.
I was attacked by a tiger,
it didn't bother me none.
For ain't nothing in the world could ever hurt me
except you,
talking about you.
When it gets too rough for anybody else,
it's just getting right for me.
I've been struck
by lightning,
it didn't bother me much.
But I couldn't stand the shock of you saying that
I lost my touch.
For ain't nothing in the world
could ever hurt me except you,
I do
mean you.
Compared to all the people in the world,
my love is such a small amount.
As far as folk feel what they say,
every little love count.
For
ain't nothing in the world
could ever hurt me but once,
and that was you.