Forgotten Bob - Ain't Nothin' Gonna Go On!

 Forgotten Bob was out of circulation for a number of years as he retired from the punk rock scene to help raise his eight kids with his wife! But he wasn't completely retired from music during those times. He took on guitar students, learned how to read music and took courses in music theory, and began writing songs. A big pile of songs, lyrics and music! Now some of that music is coming to light, with Bob sharing some of his titles with his old friend Hambone Riley. 

The song Ain't Nothin' Gonna Go On!was inspired by an event in Bob's later life. As he related the story to us here at Big And Tall Records, he was napping in his chair one evening when his wife walked in and began to put some romantic moves on him. Bob was not in the mood, and had to turn his wife away (which hasn't happened much in their marriage as eight kids will serve as proof!) As she sat on his lap some of the lyrics of  this song came to mind. 

The song is delivered in what has become Bob's classic Rockabilly style, but Bob acknowledged he was curious how the song would work in other styles. So he sent the melody and chord symbols to other artists at Big And Tall Records, and Hambone Riley and Amos Carter have come up with their own versions of the song that will be recorded and released!

By the way, it's nice to see what Forgotten Bob looks like in an actual photograph instead of an artist's rendering!

UPDATE:  We at Big And Tall Records just sent Bob the recordings of the Amos Carter and Hambone Riley covers of his song, and he's delighted!

Got support socks on, ain’t no lie
Just ‘nough asprin to get me by
Got all kinds a aches and pains
Think I gotta an ankle sprain

Ask to boogie, ain’t gonna fly
Do I have to tell ya the reason why
I got the old man fidgets
All the way down to my digits

Look out pretty Mama
Ain't nothin’ gonna go on
Said lookout cute Mama
Ain't nothin’ gonna go on
Gotta pain in my back and it’s
Kept me all awake until dawn

Ain't no wonder why I got the ills
I forgot to take all my pills
Someone said the first thing to go
Don't have a clue what it was though

Got a bad case of the heart burn
Eat the wrong stuff won't ever learn
Got the urge but it's just all talk
Got nothin' left to walk the walk

Look out pretty Mama
Ain't nothin’ gonna go on
Said lookout cute Mama
Ain't nothin’ gonna go on
Gotta bad case of the trots
I just feel so put upon

I know it's only ten o'clock
But I'm all wore out, really shot
Could do it all night, never quit
Now it takes all night to do it!

Snack all night and watch some TV
Catch old movies, just you and me
Now I just lost all of my class
All it does is give me bad gas!

Look out pretty Mama
Ain't nothin’ gonna go on
Said lookout cute Mama
Ain't nothin’ gonna go on
Ya know that I love ya babe
But ain't nothin' gonna go on

Look out pretty Mama
Wish somethin' was gonna go on
Said lookout cute Mama
Wish somethin' was gonna go on
Ya know that I love ya babe
But there ain't nothin' gonna go on