Please God, don't tell anyone
What I do or what I have done

When my father gets to Heaven, please spare him the tellin'
Of the ways I've been sinnin' ever since the beginning
He won't understand and even if he did, I'm still his son

Please God, don't tell anyone
Please God, don't show anyone
All the idiot things that I've done

When my son gets to Heaven will he be shown the yelling?
And the robbing and fighting? And the thunder and lightning?
He won't know that I did that just to feed my own daughter and son
Please God, don't show anyone (hey)

Oh, baby, what have I done?
Have I proven myself to no one?

Will the things I did well even save me from Hell?
I can't even recall all the sins I can't tell
Will the thousand good deeds be erased then by just one bad one?
Oh, baby, what have I done? Oh

Please God, don't tell anyone
I was providing, not just having fun

Well, my boy started screaming, so I started stealing
My daughter was crying, so I started lying
My baby was sobbing, so I started robbing with a gun

Please God, don't tell anyone
Oh please God, don't tell anyone

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Writer(s): Jack White