No Soap, No Hope Blues
by Anita O'Day
From the album: Collates
Track 5 of 8 on Collates (1952).
Duration: 2:33
Lyrics for No Soap, No Hope Blues
I've got a soap dish, but I ain't got no soap I've got a hope chest, but I ain't got no hope I've got a mousetrap, no mouse I've got a household, a-no house I've got the no soap, no hope, no mouse, no house blues I've got a floor mat, but I ain't got no floor I've got a doorknob, but I ain't got no door I've got a teapot, no tea I've got a keyhole a-no key I've got the no floor, no door, no tea, no key blues Oh, I've got a right to cry, and do I cry, why yes indeed 'Cause I haven't got a lot at home, I've got I sure don't need I've got a soap dish, but I ain't got no soap I've got a hope chest, but I ain't got no hope I've got a mousetrap, no mouse I've got a household, no house I've got the no soap, no hope, no mouse, no house blues I've got the blues Oh, I've got a right to cry, and do I cry, why yes indeed 'Cause I haven't got a lot at home, I've got, I sure don't need I've got a soap dish, but I ain't got no soap I've got a hope chest, but I ain't got no hope I've got a mousetrap, no mouse I've got a household, no house I've got the no soap, no hope, no mouse, no house No floor, no door, no tea, no key blues