[Verse 1] Well, how come you say you will when you won't? Say you do, baby, when you don't? Let me know, honey, how you feel Tell the truth now, is love real?
[Chorus] But, ah, ah, well, honey, don't Well, honey, don't, honey, don't Honey, don't, honey, don't I say you will when you won't, ah, ah, honey, don't
[Verse 2] Well, I love you, baby, and you ought to know I like the way that you wear your clothes Everything about you is so doggone sweet You got that sand all over your feet
[Chorus] But, ah, ah, well, honey, don't Honey, don't, honey, don't Honey, don't, honey, don't I say you will when you won't, ah, ah, honey, don't Ah, rock on, George, one time for me!
[Verse 3] Well, sometimes I love you on a Saturday night Sunday morning you don't look right You've been out paintin' the town Ah, ah, baby, been stepping around
[Chorus] But, ah, ah, well, honey, don't I said, honey, don't, honey, don't Honey, don't, honey, don't I say you will when you won't, ah, ah, honey, don't Ah, rock on, George, for Ringo, one time
[Guitar Solo] (Woo!)
[Outro] Well, honey, don't, well, honey, don't A-little, little honey, don't I say you will when you won't, ah, ah, honey, don't
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Ringo gets his time to shine as a vocalist on Beatles For Sale with this Carl Perkins cover.
The song highlights a man getting honest with his girlfriend, saying she’s not giving into the relationship as much as he is.
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