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Put A Lid On It

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Put A Lid On It Lyrics

Put a lid on it
What's that you say?
Put a lid on it
Oh man no way
Put a lid down on it and everything will be all right.

Put a lid on it
Don't hand me that
Put a lid on it
I'm all right Jack
Put a lid down on it before somebody starts a fight.

Say every time I turn it loose you cats
Come down and cook my goose
When I start I just can't stop
But if you keep this up you're gonna blow your top!

Put a lid on it
Too late this time
Put a lid on it
I've got to get what's mine
Put a lid down on it, and everything will be all right.

Well, grab your drink and clear a space
I think it's time to torch this place
Now the girl's in overdrive
But some of your pals want to stay alive!

I'll put a lid on it
[unintelligible]
I'll put a lid on it
[unintelligible]
I'll put a lid down on it
Save it for another night

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spliphstar On Apr 24, 2002

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by *meep

19y ago

This song always makes me think of the "loose lips sink ships" posters of the 1940s, whether or not that was the intent of the artists. I picture the girl with that fake curly blonde hair and red lips, doing her one girly thing since she got a "man's job," which is gossiping.

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by twatts

6y ago

Written about Stacy Guess' heroin addiction.

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