Saw the sun go down in the west, my weary head laid down to rest
I put away all my troubles and cares, made up my mind right then and there
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

The reason I didn’t fly to France, I don’ t look good in flying pants
I ain’t gonna grieve, I ain’t gonna weep, I ain’t gonna lose no more good sleep
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

I Ain’t Gonna Grieve ……My Mind Anymore
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

Sammy Speed thought he could beat a train. As a racing hound he wanted fame
They met at the crossing, the reports were hummin’
Haven’t heard from Sam but the train’s still running
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

Johnny Jones, a fillin’ station sheik, strutted his gasoline, one day last week
He pulled a lighter for a cigarette; they ain’t found John or the station yet
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

I Ain’t Gonna Grieve ……My Mind Anymore
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

My girl shot at me with a forty-four gun, I changed my mind about choosin’ to run
I ain’t gonna grieve, I ain’t gonna worry, I don’t want to leave this world in a hurry
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore
Gonna place you, babe, in a pinewood coffin, your tombstone will read “was shot too often”
The flowers I send might be slippery elem, won’t make no difference cause you won’t smell em’
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

I Ain’t Gonna Grieve ……My Mind Anymore
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

Nero fiddled at the burning of Rome; I fiddled myself, right out of a home
I ain’t gonna grieve, I know right where, I could play first fiddle in a Morse chair
I ain’ t gonna grieve my mind anymore

Mr. Jonah, so goes the tale, one day was swallowed up by a whale
I don’t know whether it’s a tale of a whale, whatever it is, it’s a whale of a tale
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore

I Ain’t Gonna Grieve ……My Mind Anymore
I Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind Anymore