Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Oh, nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
Trying to save my soul tonight
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
The devil he told me to roll
The devil he told me to roll
How to roll the log tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
Brother he showed me the gong?
Brother he showed me the ding dong ding dong
How to keep that gong alive
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
Got a monkey on my back
Got a mo, mo, mo, mo, monkey on my back, back, back, back
Gonna change my ways tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
I will get down rollin' tonight
No-no-no-no-no-no-nobody's fault
Nobody's fault but mine
Trying to save my soul tonight
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
The devil he told me to roll
The devil he told me to roll
How to roll the log tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
Brother he showed me the gong?
Brother he showed me the ding dong ding dong
How to keep that gong alive
Oh, it's nobody's fault but mine
Got a monkey on my back
Got a mo, mo, mo, mo, monkey on my back, back, back, back
Gonna change my ways tonight
Nobody's fault but mine
I will get down rollin' tonight
No-no-no-no-no-no-nobody's fault
Lyrics submitted by kevin, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Nobody's Fault But Mine Lyrics as written by James Patrick (jimmy) Page Robert Anthony Plant
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Lyrics were the mighty Zep's weak point. It's not like it's a secret where Robert got his lyrics when he went off in the corner to come with something after the band wrote the music: he just copped and blended bits from old blues standards. This particular song cops from the original version of <b>Nobody's Fault</b>, from various <b>Rolling Log Blues</b> themes, and one other I've forgotten since I researched this decades ago (the one that has "my brother showed me the light, my sister", etc.). For the teens that posted here: Just go read about the blues standards from the 20s, 30s, 40s and then listen to that stuff. That's what Robert did (along with the occasional blue-eyed soul and Tolkien word or two). He leaned heavily on the those old stds live (as evidenced on all the bootlegs). All the 60s loud Brit bands did this though, to be fair. In the 60s everybody knew where these lyrics came from but today, even with the net, young people seem to think that Plant was original or something.
"My brother taught be how to roll the log to light" is an amalgam. Which is why Plant got the band in trouble and cost them six figures on several occasions.