Get Myself Somebody
by 
Maya Angelou 
B.B. King 
recording of 1968 
from 
King Of The Blues 4 CD Box Set (MCA MCAD4-10677) 
I was by myself. tryin' to get my thoughts together 
Tryin' to figure out me something, that would make my life a little better 
So I came up with one thing and I don't think I'm wrong 
Ain't nothing but a fool that wanna live his life alone 
So I got to get myself somebody 
Somebody to call my own 
'Cause it ain't nothing but a fool want to live his life all alone 
From log rollers to ditch diggers 
From beggars to presidents 
Whoah, everybody's got somebody if they got a little sense 
So I got to get myself somebody 
Somebody to call my own 
Ain't nothing but a fool want to live his life all alone 
Gettin' used to my baby's ways is the price I'm gonna pay 
Gonna love her everyday when she talk too much and not know what she say 
Gonna hold on to you baby like a dog holds on to a bone 
'Cause nothing in this world want to live his life alone 
So I got to get myself somebody 
Somebody to call my own 
'Cause it's nothing but a fool want to live his life all alone, all alone 
Well I get so lonely sometimes, so lonely 
Oh, I get so lonely sometimes, I'm all alone 
I'm all alone