Two doubts in two songs The first one is in Beatles' song "Don't let me down". "Don't let me down Don't let me down (bis) Nobody ever loved me like she does Ooo she does, yes she does And if some

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Two doubts in two songs The first one is in Beatles' song "Don't let me down". "Don't let me down Don't let me down (bis) Nobody ever loved me like she does Ooo she does, yes she does And if somebody loved me like she do me Ooo she do me, yes she does" Sometimes lyrics and original video says "she do me" instead of "she does me". Why happen that? The second doubt is in Clapton's song "Cocaine". "If you wanna hang out you've got to take her out... Cocaine If you wanna get down, down in the ground... Cocaine She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine" My question is why lyrics says "she don't lie" instead of "she doesn't lie" or "It doesn't lie".

Mar 23, 2016 10:37 PM

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Songs do not have to be grammatically correct. Do not rely on them to learn grammar. 'Doesn't' is two syllables. 'Don't' is one. Consequently 'don't' often fits the rhythm of the music better. At the end of the day all a songwriter cares is about is that the song sounds good.

March 24, 2016

Song lyrics express sound, rhythm, emotion. Meaning is less important. Good grammar is even less important. And they are frequently written in colloquial English, or in the slang of some subculture. Don't try to analyze their grammar.

March 24, 2016

In both situations, these are colloquial expressions. It's not grammatically correct, but they say it this way because that is how they wish to express it. You'll often find variations in language like this in lyrics, poems or other literary art forms. Sometimes you might even hear it in conversation. It's just how people talk sometimes, which you might hear as a part of regional accents or dialects.

March 23, 2016

I (english learner) try an explanation. You can say: " She loves me". You can also say: "She do loves me." The second version is more empathic. When you say "She loves me." Someone asks: "Really? Is that really true?? I can't believe!" Then you answer: "She do loves me!!"

March 23, 2016

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