A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)

Performed by Duke Ellington
Recorded July 28, 1942
Written by Luther Henderson, Jr. and Mercer Ellington

Shhh, don't talk too much
Shhh, don't know too much
Jack, don't be too hip
'Cause a Slip Of The Lip Might Sink a Ship
Shhh, don't see too much
Boy, don't jive too much
Jack, don't be too hip
'Cause a Slip Of The Lip Might Sink a Ship
The walls have ears
The night has eyes
So let's be wise
And trick those nasty Nazi spies

Shhh, don't talk too much
Shhh, don't know too much
Boy, don'tcha be too hip
'Cause a Slip Of The Lip Might Sink a Ship
Shhh, Shhh, Shhh, Shhh, Shhh
It's so bodacious to be loquacious

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