Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out) - Jimmy Witherspoon

Once I lived the life of a millionaire

Spendin' my money, I didn’t even care

Takin' all my friends out for a good times

Buyin' them champagne, cocaine, branded grass and wine

But in 1954 when I began to fall down low

I didn’t have any friends, any place to go

But if I ever get my hands on a dollar again

I’m gonna squeeze it and squeeze that mother till the eagle grins

Nobody knows you when you’re down and out, oh yeah

And in your pockets not one penny

And your friends, you can’t find any

But if I ever, I swear if I ever get on my feet again

I pray and I hope I don’t meet my lost long friends

It’s mighty strange without a doubt

Nobody knows you when you’re down and out

Nobody knows you when you’re broke