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Song lyrics aren't supposed to be a fountain of perfect english, but on the other hand some are just so atrocious, they need to get called out. We're not looking for sentance fragments or the word ain't since there are too many instances to count.

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics, Dr. Hook

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Dr. Hook's, " Sylvia's Mother "
The Lyrics:
...please don't say nothin'....
Why:
I'd have hung up on him immediately after that.
Submitted by: Jim S.
Dr. Hook's, "A Little Bit More"
The Lyrics:
When your body's had enough of me
And I'm laying flat out on the floor
Why:
It should be "And I'm LYING flat out on the floor." The verb "lay" takes an object; however, the verb "lie" never takes an object. Therefore, it would be gramatically incorrect to say "LIE the rug flat out on the floor" when you mean "LAY the rug flat out on the floor." Do you see the difference?
Submitted by: Isac
Dr. Hook's, "Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk"
The Lyrics:
She don't say nothin'
But Baby makes her blue jeans talk.
Why:
Dr. Hook repeating the same double negative from "Sylvia's Mother" 2 decades later.
Submitted by: oldsongs
Dr. Hook's, "More Like The Movies"
The Lyrics:
But though I tried,
I could not make not one of them come true...
Why:
A double negative!
Submitted by: Chowder

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