Song

Honey Don't

Release date: 04 December 1964

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?
So uh huh
Well honey don't

Well honey don't

Honey don't
Honey don't
Honey don't
Honey don't

I say you will when you won't
Uh huh
Honey don't

Well I love you baby and you oughta know
I like the way that you wear your clothes
Everything about you is the dog-gone sweet
You got that sand all over your feet
But uh huh
Well honey don't

Honey don't
Honey don't
Honey don't
Honey don't

I say you will when you won't
Uh huh
Honey don't

(Ah rock on George one time for me)

I feel fine

Mmmm mm

I'm sayin'

Well sometimes I love you on a Saturday night
Sunday morning you don't look right
You been out, painting the town
Uh huh baby been steppin' around
But uh huh

Well honey don't
I'm sayin' honey don't

Honey don't
Honey don't
Honey don't

I say you will when you won't
Uh huh honey don't

(Ah rock on George with Ringo one time)

(Woo)

Well honey don't
Well honey don't
A little little honey don't
I say you will when you won't

Uh huh, honey don't

"Honey Don't"
Single by Carl Perkins
A-side "Blue Suede Shoes"
Released January 1, 1956
Recorded December 1955
Genre Rockabilly
Length 2:53
Label Sun Records
Writer(s) Carl Perkins
Producer Sam Phillips
"Honey Don't"
Song by The Beatles from the album Beatles for Sale
Released December 4. 1964 (mono and stereo)
Recorded October 18, 1964
Genre Rockabilly
Length 2:55
Label Parlophone
Writer Carl Perkins
Producer George Martin
Beatles for Sale track listing
14 tracks
Side one
  1. "No Reply"
  2. "I'm a Loser"
  3. "Baby's in Black"
  4. "Rock and Roll Music"
  5. "I'll Follow the Sun"
  6. "Mr. Moonlight"
  7. "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"
Side two
  1. "Eight Days a Week"
  2. "Words of Love"
  3. "Honey Don't"
  4. "Every Little Thing"
  5. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
  6. "What You're Doing"
  7. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"

"Honey Don't" is a song written by Carl Perkins, originally released on January 1, 1956 as the B-side of the "Blue Suede Shoes" single, Sun 234. Both songs became rockabilly classics. Bill Dahl of Allmusic praised the song saying, "'Honey Don't actually outclasses its more celebrated platter-mate in some ways." It has been covered by more than 20 other artists, including The Beatles, Ronnie Hawkins and Johnny Rivers. The song also appeared in the movies Prince of Tides and Diner.

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