"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" adalah lagu blues yang dibawakan oleh musisi legendaris Eric Clapton. Lirik lagu ini mengekspresikan kemarahan dan kekecewaan sang penyanyi terhadap tindakan-tindakan tidak adil yang dialaminya. Bait demi bait lagu ini menyoroti pelanggaran yang dilakukan orang lain, mulai dari penganiayaan hingga pengkhianatan, yang memicu pendirian dan perlawanan sang penyanyi.
I Ain't Gonna Stand for It Lyrics
Eric Clapton
I don't want to believe what they're telling me;
Somebody's been picking in my cherry tree.
I don't want to mistrust somebody by mistake.
Somebody's been digging 'round in my cake.
[Chorus:]
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah nah.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah nah, nah nah.
I don't want to believe what somebody said;
Somebody said somebody's shoe was under my bed.
I don't want to cause nobody no bodily harm.
Somebody's been rubbing on my good luck charm.
[Chorus]
Oh, my my my my my my.
Oh, my my my my my my.
Oh, my my my my my my.
Oh, my my my my my my.
[Chorus 2x]
Somebody's been picking in my cherry tree.
I don't want to mistrust somebody by mistake.
Somebody's been digging 'round in my cake.
[Chorus:]
And I ain't gonna stand for it, baby.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah nah.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby.
I ain't gonna stand for it, baby, nah nah, nah nah.
I don't want to believe what somebody said;
Somebody said somebody's shoe was under my bed.
I don't want to cause nobody no bodily harm.
Somebody's been rubbing on my good luck charm.
[Chorus]
Oh, my my my my my my.
Oh, my my my my my my.
Oh, my my my my my my.
Oh, my my my my my my.
[Chorus 2x]