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Yakety yak vocal
The song instructs children to complete chores like taking out the trash, cleaning their room, doing laundry, and walking the dog in order to earn allowance and be able to go out on Friday night. It warns them not to talk back to their parents with phrases like "Yakety yak, don't talk back." The song repeats the chorus each verse to emphasize completing chores before having fun.
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Yakety yak vocal
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- 2. (V1) Take out thepapers and the trash Or you don't get no spending cash If you don't scrub that kitchen floor You ain't gonna rock and roll no more Yakety yak Don't talk back
- 3. (V2) Just finish cleaningup your room Let's see that dust fly with that broom Get all that garbage out of sight Or you don't get no Friday night Yakety yak Don't talk back
- 4. (V3) You just puton your coat and hat And walk yourself to the Laundromat And when you finish doing that Bring in the dog and put out the cat Yakety yak Don't talk back
- 5. Instrumental (4x8 counts)
- 6. (V4) Don't you giveme no dirty looks Your father's hip, he knows what cooks Just tell your hoodlum friends outside You ain't got time to take a ride Yakety yak Don't talk back
- 7. (V5) Take out thepapers and the trash Or you don't get no spending cash If you don't scrub that kitchen floor You ain't gonna rock and roll no more Yakety yak Don't talk back
- 8. Yakety yak, yaketyyak Yakety yak, Yakety yak Yakety yak, Yakety yak Yakety yak!