People talkin' Tryin' to break us up Why don't they let us be? Sticks and stones might break my bones But talk don't bother me People talkin' Tryin' to break us up I know I love you so I don't care what people say I'll never never let you go I've been abused in my heart I've been accused I've been rebuked and I've been stalked People talkin' Tryin' to break us up You know they're tryin' to blacken my name They'll say anything there is to make me feel bad Anything to make me shame People talkin' Tryin' to break us up Why won't they let us be? Sticks and stones may break my bones But talk don't bother me