Leave My Kitten Alone
Protective Blues: Defending Love Against the Bulldog's Threat
Lyrics
You better leave my kitten all alone,
You should not pursue or bother my romantic partner.
You better leave my kitten all alone.
Reiteration of the warning to leave the speaker's partner alone.
But I told you big fat bulldog,
The speaker addresses a person as a big fat bulldog, possibly implying a threat or intimidation.
You better leave her alone.
A repetition of the warning to leave the romantic partner undisturbed.
You better leave my kitten all alone,
Reiteration of the plea for the listener to respect the speaker's romantic relationship.
You better leave my kitten all alone.
Continuation of the warning against interfering with the speaker's partner.
This dog is gonna get you
A possible threat that the dog (listener) will face consequences if they persist.
If you don't leave her alone.
Emphasizing the consequence if the listener doesn't heed the warning.
Well Mr.Dog I'm gonna hit you
The speaker declares an intention to physically harm the listener, referring to them as "Mr. Dog."
On the top of your head.
The speaker specifies the location of the intended physical harm, the top of the listener's head.
That child is gonna miss you,
Suggesting that someone (possibly the listener) will be missed or regretted.
You gonna wish that you were dead.
Expressing a strong desire for harm or suffering to come to the listener.
If you don't leave my kitten all alone.
Reiteration of the warning and the potential consequences if it's not heeded.
Well I told you big fat bulldog,
Repetition of the speaker's insistence that the listener leaves their partner alone.
You better leave her alone.
Restating the warning against bothering the speaker's romantic interest.
Well Mr.Dog I'm gonna hit you
Reiteration of the intention to physically harm the listener on the top of their head.
On the top of your head.
Repetition of the specific location for the intended physical harm.
That girl is gonna miss you,
Similar to line 13, suggesting that someone will miss or regret the listener.
You gonna wish that you were dead.
Reiterating the strong desire for harm or suffering to come to the listener.
If you don't leave my kitten all alone, oh yeah.
Emphasis on the consequence if the listener doesn't leave the romantic partner alone.
Well I told you, big fat bulldog,
Restating the warning and addressing the listener as a big fat bulldog again.
You better leave her alone.
Reiteration of the plea for the listener to refrain from interfering with the romantic relationship.
Hey hey you better leave, you better leave,
Multiple emphatic repetitions of the advice for the listener to leave.
You better leave, yeah you better leave,
Continuation of the emphatic repetition, reinforcing the urgency of leaving.
You better leave, oh you got to leave
A strong insistence that the listener must leave the speaker's romantic partner alone.
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