Don't Tell
Snoop Doggy Dogg feat. Warren G Mauseburg & Nate Dogg Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Hello, what's happenin?
This Snoop Dogg.
What you doin?
Oh serious, check this out.
Nigga fittin to come through there.
So um, leave that back door open
so a nigga can come in there real slow.
Yeah.

You got a job, I got a life, you got a man, I got a wife
Baby girl, baby boy, that's the way of the world
It ain't got back, can't get back
You say it won't get back, shit I hope it don't get back
I'm creeping with you, sleeping with you
It's getting bad on a nigga, now I'm beeping you too
And meet me at the hot spot and work that skirt
You know the blue one, the new one, girl you know the truth hurt
Heart beating while I'm cheating, trying to catch a nut
Bad little bitch got a nigga caught up
I'm sliding in the rag top Chevrolet
Got a nigga all out of bounds in West L.A.
I'm trying to find your granny's house, is your auntie house
Well um, you know we sorta kinda burn it out
You know I turn it out whenever I'm in the mix
I'm creeping with my secret and that's how I wanna keep it, peep this

If I hit this pussy you going tell on me
(Don't tell)
When I get this pussy you going tell on me
(Won't tell)
If I hit this pussy you can't tell on me
(Don't tell, don't tell, don't tell)
When I get this pussy you going tell on me
(Don't tell)
If I hit this pussy you can't tell on me
(Won't tell)
When I get this pussy you goin tell on me
(Don't tell, don't tell, won't tell)

I met this thing named Juanika
She stayed in Engelwood and she knew Tamika
Tamika and Juanika was tight like gloves
I seen em Tuesday night hanging at the club
I say what's up Tamika boo, what's up with you
She said Mauseburg skandelous, nigga so fuck you
Some bitches be lyin (lyin), most bitches be tryin (tryin)
To get a nigga caught up, that's probably why I'm (I'm)
G'd up, boot up, to hit it and show
I give it to you real baby, can't (shake em up dogg)
Jump in the Burg, let's swirve on the low key
Windows tinted cause everybody know me
You told on Mause, you told on Snoop
And now you wanna tell on me, well woopty woop
Put me up on game, your homie
It was too much fun, hm, remember what you told me

No baby I ain't with the bullshit
I been fuckin you for two weeks and I ain't seen no cashflow increase
You've been runnin your mouth, tellin your girls how I'm fuckin you
What I got in my house, the things I don't do for you
Better be careful cause your girls wanna come too
Yay kiss and a rub back and now I'm up in you
And did you tell Tamika
I was wondering why my homie baby momma was blowing up my beeper
You's a cold thang, I told you keep it on the DL
And if I decide to hit it again it's at the motel
Tellin them broads about my furniture and jewels
Work on my table and how holding my clientel
Damn do it hit the spot
As pretty as you is no more blessins for your trot
But I might for the sake of my swipe
Hit it like it's supposed to be hit if the vibe is right tonight

It ain't no fun if the homies can't have none
Ain't no big deal until that hoe squeals
Now I got to keep my fuckin woman from around that hoe
Take a fuckin rubber everywhere that I go
Keep her from her family cause her cousin know
She say she fuckin Nate but she can't prove it though
Next time you can't come if you got a loud tongue
I know I got a big dick, shouldn't loaned it to a trick
This time you act like a nigga who just did a crime
You got your ass busted now you facing time
The money's in the pack, it's on the drivers side
But nigga you was with it so when you be quiet
Now you facin twenty all by yourself
The nigga you was with man he rich as hell
Even though this story is a fairy tail
Act like you that nigga bitch and please don't tell

If I hit this pussy you goin tell on me
(Don't tell)
When I get this pussy you goin tell on me
(Won't tell)
If I hit this pussy you can't tell on me
(Don't tell, don't tell, don't tell)
When I get this pussy you goin tell on me
(Don't tell)
If I hit this pussy you can't tell on me
(Won't tell)
When I get this pussy you goin tell on me
(Don't tell, don't tell, won't tell)
If I hit this pussy you goin tell on me
(Don't tell)
When I get this pussy you goin tell on me

(Won't tell)
If I hit this pussy you can't tell on me

Overall Meaning

"Don't Tell" is a song by Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Mauseburg, and Nate Dogg that portrays the dangers of clandestine relationships. The lyrics are a conversation between Snoop and one of his side chicks, where he begs her not to tell anyone about their affair. He warns her about the consequences of revealing their relationship to his girlfriend and puts emphasis on their need to keep the affair a secret. Nate Dogg features in the chorus where he sings about how the woman can't tell anybody about their relationship.

The song speaks about the danger and consequences of having an affair when you're already in a committed relationship with someone else. By being in such a relationship, one puts themselves at the risk of losing everything they have. It is a warning to those who are in a relationship or married but yet choose to engage in extramarital affairs. Snoop's lyrics may also be seen as a commentary on the pressures that come with being a famous person in the limelight, where his every action is scrutinized.

Line by Line Meaning

Hello, what's happenin?
Snoop Dogg greets his potential hookup

You got a job, I got a life, you got a man, I got a wife
Snoop Dogg acknowledges their respective responsibilities but wants to cheat anyway

It ain't got back, can't get back
Once the infidelity is done, there is no way to undo it

And meet me at the hot spot and work that skirt
Snoop Dogg wants to meet up for sex at a club/bar

You know the blue one, the new one, girl you know the truth hurt
Snoop Dogg wants the woman to wear a specific outfit because it turns him on

If I hit this pussy you going tell on me (Don't tell)
Snoop Dogg is asking the woman to keep their extramarital affair a secret

I met this thing named Juanika
Snoop Dogg is talking about another woman he's been with

Some bitches be lyin (lyin), most bitches be tryin (tryin)
Snoop Dogg is saying that women often lie and try to trap men

Jump in the Burg, let's swirve on the low key
Snoop Dogg wants to drive around discreetly

You told on Mause, you told on Snoop
The woman has already snitched on Snoop's friends for past infidelities

And did you tell Tamika
Snoop suspects the woman has also told her friend Tamika about their affair

Tellin them broads about my furniture and jewels
The woman has been gossiping about Snoop's wealth and possessions

Ain't no big deal until that hoe squeals
The affair isn't a problem until the woman tells someone else

Now you facin twenty all by yourself
The woman could face serious consequences if anyone finds out about their affair

Act like you that nigga bitch and please don't tell
Snoop Dogg is asking the woman to act like she is his official girlfriend and to keep their affair a secret

When I get this pussy you going tell on me (Won't tell)
Nate Dogg is confident that the woman won't reveal their affair

Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS