Story Behind The Song
The song is excerpted from a poem written in memoriam to a friend of the writer who was killed in a random act of violence at the age of 23. The original poem was a talking blues style ramble that included some of the lines that appear in the song; the poem was read at the friend's memorial service.
| Song Length |
4:46 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Joyful |
Subject |
Friendship, Friend |
| Similar Artists |
Lucinda Williams |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', not anything at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
And you know I'll carry it to the top of the mountain
And you know I'll carry it to the bottom of the sea
And you know I'll carry it to the end of the ocean
And you know I'll carry it, it don't bother me
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', not anything at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
And you know I'll carry it I'll carry it in my singing
And you know I'll carry it I'll carry it in my voice
And you know I'll carry it I'll carry it in my crying
And you know I'll carry it, I ain't got no choice
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', not anything at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', not anything at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all
It don't weigh nuthin', nuthin' at all