Never had no biscuit Never had no sweater to wear To keep me from the cold Never no potato Never had no leather on my feet 'Til I was five years old When I was a baby my mama said I never had no food to keep me full And I never had no sweater made of wool And that went and made my daddy Have to pull a job (Which means he had to rob) But now though I have a biscuit And I have a sweater to wear To keep me from the cold My mammy, she is crying 'Cause my daddy, he is lying With no biscuit, and no sweater, On the cold stone floor While my mammy and me We don't want for nothing more