Cover art for Straight Shooter by The Mamas & The Papas
Feb. 28, 19661 viewer11.5K views

Straight Shooter Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Don't get me mad
Don't tell no lie
Don't make me sad
Don't pass me by

[Chorus]
Baby, are you holding
Holding anything but me?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter
If you know what I mean


[Verse 2]
You can bring me love
You can hang around
You can bring me up
Don't you bring me down

[Chorus]
Baby, are you holding
Holding anything but me?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter
If you know what I mean


[Bridge]
I've been searching all night
Just to find what I'm looking for
Baby, baby, treat me right
Or I won't come 'round your door
No more
[Verse 3]
You can bring me love
You can hang around
You can bring me up
Don't you bring me down

[Chorus]
Baby, are you holding
Holding anything but me?
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter
If you know what I mean

[Bridge]
I've been searching all night
Just to find what I'm looking for

(Looking for, looking for)
Baby, baby, treat me right
Or I won't come 'round your door
No more

[Verse 4]
Don't get me mad
Don't tell no lie
Don't get me sad
Just get me high
[Chorus]
Baby, what you're holding
Half of that belongs to me

'Cause I'm a real straight shooter
(Baby, don't you get me mad)
I'm a real straight shooter
(I've been searching all night long)
I'm a real straight shooter
Baby, if you know what I mean

[Outro]
If you know what I mean, ooh

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Genius Annotation

On the surface a relatively straightforward “don’t bring me down” love song, it can also be read as an elaborate innuendo for a junkie looking to score.

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United Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA (October - November 1965)
Release Date
February 28, 1966
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