Oh No Not My Baby
Maxine Brown
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
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
