Not Me

(Da-da-da-dat-dat-dat, dat-dat-da-dat)

(Da-da-da-dat-dat-dat, dat-dat-da-dat)

Well, I'm down in California where the orange trees grow

(Oh, California)

And there's a pretty little girl here I used to know

(Oh, California)

Well, she called me yesterday about a quarter to one

(Oh, California)

She said, "Come on over, daddy, lets have some fun"

(Oh, California)

I said, "Now what about your husband they call Battlin' Jim?"

She said, "Come on over, daddy; don't worry bout him!"

Not me! (Not me, no, not me)

I might get hurt! (Not me, no, not me)

Well, I'm down in Alabama where they say "you all"

(Oh, Alabama)

A-where the cats all around are really havin' a ball

(Oh, Alabama)

Well, I saw down in the village, they were jivin' around

(Oh, Alabama)

They turned and looked at me and called me Cathy's Clown

(Oh, Alabama)

I said, "Wait a minute, bud, you didn't call me right"

They said, "What you tryin' to do, boy? Start a little fight?"

Not me! (Not me, no, not me)

I ain't no boxer! (Not me, no, not me)

(Not me, no, not me, not me, no, not me)

(No, not me, no, not me, no, not me, no, not me)

(No, not me, no, not me, no, not me, no, not me)

(No, not me, no, not me, no, not me, no, not me)

(Aaah, aaah)

(No, not me, no, not me, no, not me, no, not me)

Well, now I'm back in Virginia, back in my home town

(Oh, Virginia)

A-where I got a reputation from miles around

(Oh, Virginia)

Yeah, and never no more will I ever roam

(Oh, Virginia)

You know I'm stickin' right there to my happy home

(Oh, Virginia)

Well, a fella walked up to me, he said, "Lets take a trip"

I said, "You better shut up 'fore I bust you in your lip!"

Not me! (Not me, no, not me)

I ain't 'bout to go nowhere! (Not me, no, not me)

You know you can get hurt out there on that road! (Not me, no, not me)

I'm a-tellin' you! (Not me, no, not me)

Not me, baby! (Not me, no, not me)