Oh No Not My BabyMaxine BrownWritten by Carole King and Gerry GoffinPeaked at # 24 in 1965Maxine'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 newI didn't believe a single word was trueI told them all I had-a faith in youI-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 spreadThere's truth somewhere and I should use my headBut I didn't listen to a-what she saidI-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 toysWell, you might have had a last-minute flingBut I am sure it didn't mean a thing'cause yesterday you gave-a me your ringAnd 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
