By Carl Lee Perkins
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Recorded live at the "Greek Theatre", Los Angeles, California, 3-4 September 1989
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From the live album "Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band".
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"Okay, a Carl Perkins number now called 'Honey Don't'!"
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ONE, TWO, THREE!
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WELL, HOW COME YOU SAY YOU WILL WHEN YOU WON'T?
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SAY YOU DO, BABY, WHEN YOU DON'T?
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EV'RYTHING ABOUT YOU IS SO DOGGONE SWEET;
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YOU GOT THAT SAND ALL OVER YOUR FEET.
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BUT AH-HAH, HONEY, DON'T,
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WELL, HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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I SAY YOU WILL WHEN YOU WON'T,
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AH-HAH, HONEY, DON'T.
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WELL, I LOVE YOU, BABY, AND YOU OUGHT TO KNOW,
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I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU WEAR YOUR CLOTHES.
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EV'RYTHING ABOUT YOU IS SO DOGGONE SWEET,
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YOU STILL GOT SAND ALL OVER YOUR FEET.
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BUT AH-HAH, HONEY, DON'T,
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WELL, HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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I SAY YOU WILL WHEN YOU WON'T,
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AH-HAH, HONEY, DON'T.
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"Let me hear it!"
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WELL, I LOVE YOU, BABY, ON A SATURDAY NIGHT,
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SUNDAY MORNING YOU DON'T LOOK RIGHT.
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YOU'VE BEEN OUT PAINTIN' THE TOWN,
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AH-HAH, BABY, BEEN SLEEPIN' AROUND,
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BUT AH-HAH, HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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I SAID, HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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I SAY YOU WILL WHEN YOU WON'T,
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AH-HAH, HONEY, DON'T.
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"Let me hear the guitar!"
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WELL, HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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HONEY, DON'T, (bop, bop, bop, bop)
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I SAY YOU WILL WHEN YOU WON'T,
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AH-HAH, HONEY, DON'T.
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"What do you think of it so far?"
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"Okay, just like we promised, songs you know and love."
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Honey Don't
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| Ringo Starr |