<P> For the song 's third verse , Withers had intended to write more lyrics instead of repeating the phrase `` I know '' 26 times , but then followed the advice of the other musicians to leave it that way : `` I was this factory worker puttering around , '' Withers said . `` So when they said to leave it like that , I left it . '' </P>
<P> For the song 's third verse , Withers had intended to write more lyrics instead of repeating the phrase `` I know '' 26 times , but then followed the advice of the other musicians to leave it that way : `` I was this factory worker puttering around , '' Withers said . `` So when they said to leave it like that , I left it . '' </P>
ai n 't no sunshine number of i knows
ai n 't no sunshine number of i knows
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