Don't Ask Me No Questions

"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
Label	MCA Records
Songwriter(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" (1974)

"Don't Ask Me No Questions" is a song by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on their 1974 album Second Helping. It was written by Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant.^[1]

Content

The song is notable 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] Buckrail said that "it’s a simple D-C-G progression with chicken-pickin’ hammer-ons and pull-offs".^[2]

Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Ronnie Van Zant - lead vocals
• Gary Rossington - guitar
• Allen Collins - guitar
• Ed King - bass, slide guitar
• Bob Burns - drums and percussion
• Billy Powell - keyboards

Other musicians

• Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence & Steve Madiao - horns
• Al Kooper - backing vocals and piano

References

1. "Don't Ask Me No Questions by Lynyrd Skynyrd". Songfacts.
2. Buckrail (2014-08-27). "Don't Ask Me No Questions". Buckrail - Jackson Hole, news. Retrieved 2024-03-18.