Garter Snake Blues
Secrets We Keep: Garter Snake Blues Unveiled
Lyrics
Baby, do me a favor, keep our business to yourself.
Baby, a request to keep their relationship private.
Please, darling, do me a favor, keep our business to yourself.
A repetition emphasizing the need for discretion.
I don't want you to tell nobody in your family,
Expressing a desire for confidentiality within her family.
And don't mention it to nobody else.
Extending the plea to avoid mentioning it to others.
Don't tell your mother,
Specifically naming family members not to be informed.
Don't tell your father,
-Don't tell your sister,
-Don't mention it to your brother,
-Please, darling, keep our business to yourself.
Reiterating the importance of secrecy in their affair.
Don't you tell nobody,
Emphasizing the directive not to share with anyone.
And don't mention it to nobody else.
-You have a husband,
Acknowledging existing commitments (spouses) and the potential harm from revealing the affair.
I have a wife,
-If you start to talking,
-That's gonna mess up our life,
-Please, please baby, keep our business to yourself.
A plea for the partner to keep their relationship confidential.
Don't you tell nobody,
Repetition of the warning not to disclose the affair to others.
And don't mention it to nobody else.
-Goodbye darling.
Concluding with a farewell, possibly indicating the end of their relationship.
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