Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Prine
Canonical path: /prine-john/shop-talk
Related lyric paths: 6
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Shop Talk
Read Shop Talk lyrics by John Prine on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Shop Talk
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I seen you in your pajamas
Drinking coffee at the House of Pies
You was flipping for the check
And talking like your tongue was paralyzed
You were saying something
That I don't understand
Bout looking other places
While you're holding my hand
Let's stop
Let's not
Talk shop
In front of all these guys
Chorus:
Let's not
Talk shop
Shop talk
Shop talk is talking something
That you don't realize
Loose lips sink ships, shake hips
Bad tips draw spies
I want you when I can get you
But you only want me on the rise
Well I thought I had your number
But your number's too loud
Now you're standing on the table
And we're drawing a crowd
Let's stop
Let's not
Talk shop
In front of all these spies
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John Prine performs "Shop Talk", and this lyric page sits inside the John Prine catalog on LyroVerse.
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