Oh No Not My Baby
Maxine Brown
Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Peaked at # 24 in 1965
Maxine's second-biggest pop hit, and also her last Top 40 pop hit. Covered the
same year by Manfred Mann as a #11 British hit. Later covered in 1972 by
Merry Clayton as a Top 75 single, by Rod Stewart in 1973 as a Top 60
single, and in 1980 by co-songwriter Carole King as an album track
[Pearls: Songs of Goffin & King CD]. Also covered as an album track by
Linda Ronstadt in 1996.
When my friends told me you had someone new
I didn't believe a single word was true
I told them all I had-a faith in you
I-I-I-I just kept on sayin'
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
You're not like those other guys
Who lead you on and tell you lies
My mama told me when rumors spread
There's truth somewhere and I should use my head
But I didn't listen to a-what she said
I-I-I-I kept right on sayin'
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
You're not like those other boys
Who play with hearts like they were toys
Well, you might have had a last-minute fling
But I am sure it didn't mean a thing
'cause yesterday you gave-a me your ring
And now I'm glad that I kept on sayin'
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
You're not like those other guys
Who lead you on and tell you lies
Oh no, not my baby; oh no, not my sweet baby
Oh no, not my baby; no, no, no, no, not my sweet baby
Oh no
