Do You Know?
Puff Daddy & Notorious B.I.G. & Jay-Z Lyrics


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You'll never know how much I really love you
You'll never know how much I really care
Listen do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell woh woh woh closer
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you oo
I've known the secret for a week or two
Nobody knows just we two
Listen do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell woh woh woh closer
Let me whisper in your ear




Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you oo

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Puff Daddy's "Do You Know" are a direct reference to the Beatles' 1963 hit "Do You Want to Know a Secret." The song is a classic example of early Beatles style, with John Lennon taking lead vocals and George Harrison on backing vocals. The lyrics talk about secret love between two people who want to keep their feelings hidden from the world.


In Puff Daddy's version, he recruits rappers Jay-Z and The Notorious B.I.G. to add their own verses to the mix. The song is essentially a tribute to the original, with the rappers adding their own unique spin to the lyrics. Despite the added hip-hop beats and new verses, the song remains faithful to the original's catchy chorus and secret love theme.


The song was released on Puff Daddy's 1997 album "No Way Out" and was a hit in the US, reaching number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. It remains a popular party anthem to this day and is often played at clubs and events.


Line by Line Meaning

You'll never know how much I really love you
I love you more than you'll ever know.


You'll never know how much I really care
I care for you more than you can understand.


Listen do you want to know a secret
Do you want to hear something private?


Do you promise not to tell woh woh woh closer
Promise not to tell anyone and come closer.


Let me whisper in your ear
I'll tell you quietly.


Say the words you long to hear
Say what you want to hear me say.


I'm in love with you oo
I love you.


I've known the secret for a week or two
I've been keeping this private for a while now.


Nobody knows just we two
We're the only ones who know this secret.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN LENNON, JOHN WINSTON LENNON, PAUL MCCARTNEY, PAUL JAMES MCCARTNEY

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@BlkDiesel

Damn Biggie was spitting that str8 flame out here... Jeeeeezus!!
[Verse 3: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Damn, it feel good to see people up on it (uh)
Flipped two keys in two weeks and didn't flaunt it (uh-huh)
My brain is haunted, with mean dreams
GS's with BB's on it, supreme schemes
To get richer than Richie, quickly
Niggas wanna hit me, if they get me
Dress my body in linen by Armani, check it
My lyrical carjack, make your brains splat
High caliber gats is all I fuck with, now peep the rough shit
In my circumference, mad bitches with mad lucci
Bulletproof vestses under they Coogi
Spitting my Uzi, don't lose me, my trigger niggas represent
Driving dirty in J-30s getting bent (uh-huh)
And to my hit hoes, my murder mamis
I be smoking trees in Belize when they find me
While you still killing niggas with punanio, like heiny
And Cyrus up in Cypress fuck you raw on the floor with the virus
While I just, slang coke, smoke pounds of choke (uh-huh)
Got lawyers watching lawyers so I won't go broke, now check it
Them country niggas call me Frank White
I'm squirting off in my loft, of course I know my shit's tight
Sunrise, open my eyes, no surprise
Got my shorty flying in with keys taped to her thighs
With all the utensils, who hang my china thing
She half-black, half-oriental, eighty-six, she got me rental
The situation ain't accidental
What? From a, from a young G's perspective...



All comments from YouTube:

@randywatson1296

Biggie and Jay definitely needed a album together

@hosannahosanna2719

They were working on one together... would love to hear what they had completed

@luckap79

The commission

@gamergirlkay2805

Jay z killed this

@abc876

It's Murda - Jay, Dmx, Ja rule
Jay's verse dope there too

@spoonersantana6118

Jay z verse is so underrated he completely went off with clever word play and subliminals that no one caught

@jcella8558

Facts 💯 but that nigga Big was hungry my g picture Perfect Bars

@hoodstar1234

Subliminal when he said rap dudes biting me , wonder who he was talking bout

@mistermay7986

The line. The world not ready for the New World Order. So I keep it ghetto like quarter water

@khalilbilal4747

And I Think He Wrote Diddy verse if u Really Listen to it

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