| "I Ain't Got Nobody" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover | |
| Song | |
| Published | 1915 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Composer(s) | Spencer Williams |
| Lyricist(s) | Roger A. Graham |
| Audio | |
Recording of I Ain't Got Nobody, performed by Marion Harris (1921) | |
"I Ain't Got Nobody" (sometimes referred to as "I'm So Sad and Lonely" or "I Ain't Got Nobody Much") is a popular song copyrighted in 1915. It was first recorded by Marion Harris, and became a perennial standard, recorded many times over the following generations, in styles ranging from pop to jazz to country music. The 2008 film Be Kind Rewind uses the version recorded by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, although two covers were recorded for the film as well: a piano solo version by Jean-Michel Bernard, and a Fats Waller-esque version by Mos Def.