" Don't Ask me No Questions" Lynyrd Skynyrd Blues Rock

" Don't Ask me No Questions" Lynyrd Skynyrd Blues Rock

"Don't Ask Me No Questions"

Well, every time that I come home
Nobody wants to let me be
It seems that all the friends I've got
Just got to come interrogate me
I appreciate your feelings
And I don't want to pass you by
But I don't ask you 'bout your business
Don't ask me about mine

Well it's true I love the money
And I love my brand new car
I like drinkin' the best of whiskey
And playin' in a honk-tonk bar
But when I come off the road
I just gotta have my time
'Cause I got to find a break in this action
Or else I'm gonna lose my mind

So don't ask me no questions
And I won't tell you no lies
So don't ask me 'bout my business
And I won't tell you goodbye

Well, what's your favorite color
And do you dig the brothers, is drivin' me up a wall
And every time I think I can sleep
Some fool has got to call
Well, don't you think that when I come home
I just want a little piece of mind?
If you want to talk about the business
Buddy you're just wasting time

So don't ask me no questions
And I won't tell you no lies
So don't ask me 'bout my business
And I won't tell you goodbye

I said don't ask no stupid questions
And I won't send you away
If you want to talk fishin'
Well, I guess that'll be OK

"Don't Ask Me No Questions" is a song by southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd released on its 1974 album, Second Helping. The song can often be heard on many classic rock radio stations today. It was written by Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant.
The song is memorable for its lyrics and simple guitar riff. Lynyrd Skynyrd, depicting themselves as just working-class musicians who liked making music at the time, were anxious in the world of record companies, managers, and agents. The song is a message to the people who did not want anything to do with the band during their early years, but became demanding when the band became successful. It was written by Rossington and Van Zant during a fishing trip. The song failed to reach chart status; however, their later song "Sweet Home Alabama" achieved worldwide recognition.[1]

Personnel[edit]
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
Gary Rossington - guitar
Allen Collins - guitar
Ed King - bass, slide guitar
Billy Powell - keyboards
Bob Burns - drums and percussion
Other musicians[edit]
Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence & Steve Madiao - horns
Al Kooper - backing vocals and piano

"Don't Ask Me No Questions"
Single by Lynyrd Skynyrd
from the album Second Helping
B-side "Take Your Time"
Released April 1974
Recorded Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, January 1974
Genre Southern rock, blues rock
Length 3:27 (Single version)
Label MCA Records
Writer(s) Ronnie Van Zant
Gary Rossington
Producer(s) Al Kooper
Lynyrd Skynyrd singles chronology
"Gimme Three Steps"
(1973) "Don't Ask Me No Questions"
(1974) "Sweet Home Alabama"