Keep Your Hands off My Baby

by Tina Turner

From the album: Private Dancer

Track 16 of 25 on Private Dancer (1984).

Duration: 3:29

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Lyrics for Keep Your Hands off My Baby

I've seen the way that you look at him When you think I'm not around And I've seen you try to catch his eyes And you think you're gainin' ground You know last night he told me Everything that you said You asked him if he gets lonely Well, then get this through your head Keep your hands off my baby Keep your hands off my baby Don't you know you better give it up, give it up Give it up, give it up, give it up Don't you know you better stop (stop), better stop Leave my baby alone I've seen the way that you brushed back your hair I've heard your baby-talk I know just what you're thinkin' there Ooh, I'm watchin' what you want You know it took a lot of patience To win my baby's love Now you're tryin' my patience If you push, I'm gonna shove Keep your hands off my baby Keep your hands off my baby Well, don't you know you better give it up, give it up Give it up, give it up, give it up Don't you know you better stop (stop), better stop Leave my baby alone (yeah) Yeah Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Yeah I've seen the way that you look at him When you think I'm not around I've seen you try to catch his eyes And you think you're gainin' ground (ooh-ooh-ooh) You know last night he told me Everything that you said You asked him if he gets lonely Well, get this through your head Keep your hands off my- Keep your hands off my baby Keep your hands off my baby Oh, don't you know you better give it up, give it up Give it up, give it up, give it up Don't you know you better stop (stop), better stop Leave my baby a- Give it up, give it up, give it up (yeah, yeah) Give it up, give it up (yeah, yeah) Don't you know you better stop (stop), better stop Leave my baby alone Give it up, give it up, give it up (yeah, yeah) Give it up, give it up (yeah, yeah) Don't you know you better stop (stop), better stop Leave my baby alone Give it up, give it up, give it up (yeah, yeah) Give it up, give it up (yeah, yeah) Don't you know you better stop (stop), better stop

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