Oh No Not My Baby

Maxine Brown

Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin



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

[Pearls: Songs of Goffin & King CD]. 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