I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year To save me from tears I′ll give it to someone special Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance But you still catch my eye Tell me, baby Do you recognize me? Well It's been a year It doesn′t surprise me (Merry Christmas) I wrapped it up and sent it Un- [Eb/Bb] til you met my drummer on a grey tour bus. [Bb7] I got there in the nick of time. Be- [Eb/Bb] fore he got his hands across your state line. Chorus: I said [C5] Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5] shy, babe. [C5] Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5] shy, babe. Last Christmas Lyrics: Ah / Ooh-ooh, yeah / Last Christmas, I gave you my heart / But the very next day, you gave it away (Gave it away) / This year, to save me from tears / I'll give it to someone Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance But you still catch my eye Tell me, baby Do you recognize me? Well, it’s been a year It doesn’t surprise me. Merry Christmas. I wrapped it up and sent it With a note saying “I love you” I meant it Now I know what a fool I’ve been But if you kissed me now I know you’d fool me again Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day, you gave it away (you gave it away) This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special (special) Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye Tell me, baby, do you recognize me? Well, it′s been a year, it doesn't surprise me I couldn't help it. Vayl"-I tried to keep my face straight- "I'm not asking you to eat me.”. ― Jennifer Rardin. tags: blood , humor , vampires. 33 likes. Like. “Apparently you don't have to observe the Rules of Etiquette when reuniting with a muderous spouse.”. ― Jennifer Rardin, Once Bitten, Twice Shy. tags: humor. Meaning of the Proverb. You may expect someone to say “once bitten, twice shy” whenever someones been bitten by an insect or an animal. However, since this is an idiomatic expression, this isn’t what this proverb means. Instead, this is a phrase that’s intended to be taken figuratively, not literally. I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice. My God I thought you were someone to rely on me. I guess I was a shoulder to cry on. Oh, face on a lover with a fire in his heart. A man undercover but you tore me apart. Ooh ooh. Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again. Last Christmas. I gave you my heart. Later i hear the song again. It does contain "once bitten twice shy" in the lyrics ! It is "Last christmas" by WHAM! Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away. This year To save me from tears I'll give it to someone special. Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance But you still catch my eye. Tell me, baby, (etc) I didn't know you had a rock 'n' roll record Until I saw your picture on another guy's jacket You told me I was the only one But look at you now, it's dark as it's done Oh my, my, my, I'm once bitten twice, shy babe My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice shy baby My, my, my, I'm once bitten twice, shy So BHkn5La. (Hunter) Well the times are gettin' hard For you little girl I'm a-hummin' and a-strummin' All over God's world You can't remember when You got your last meal And you don't know Just how a woman feels You didn't know what Rock-n-roll was Until you met my drummer On a grey tour bus I got there in the nick of time Before he got his hands Across your state line Now it's the middle of the night On the open road And the heater don't work And it's oh so cold You're lookin' tired You're lookin' kinda beat The rhythm of the street Sure knocks you off your feet You didn't know how rock-n-roll looked Until you caught your sister With the guys from the group Halfway home in the parking lot By the look in her eye She was giving what she got My, my, my Once bitten, twice shy babe My, my, my Once bitten, twice shy babe My, my, my Once bitten, twice shy babe Woman you're a mess Gonna die in your sleep There's blood on my amp And my Les Paul's beat Can't keep you home you're messin' around My best friend told me You're the best lick in town You didn't know that rock-n-roll burned So you bought a candle And you lived and you learned You got the rhythm You got the speed Mama's little baby Likes it short and sweet Chorus I didn't know you had a rock-n-roll record Until I saw your picture On another guy's jacket You told me I was the only one But look at you now It's dark and you're gone My, my, my Once bitten, twice shy Songwriters: Ian Hunter ·Ain't No Shame ·Sin City ·Out Of The Night ·Miles Away ·Hiway Nights ·Doctor Me ·Lady Love ·Freedom Song ·Baby's On Fire ·Stick It Last Christmas LyricsOnce bitten and twice shyI keep my distance, but you still catch my eyeTell me baby, do you recognize me?It's been a year, it doesn't surprise meHappy ChristmasI wrapped it up and sent itWith a note saying "I love you", I meant itNow I know what a fool I've beenBut if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me againLast Christmas, I gave you my heartBut the very next day, you gave it awayThis year, to save me from tearsI'll give it to someone specialLast Christmas, I gave you my heartBut the very next day, you gave it awayThis year, to save me from tearsI'll give it to someone specialOh ohOh ohOh ohA crowded room, friends with tired eyesI hide from you and your soul of iceI thought you were someone to rely onMe? I guess I was a shoulder to cry onFace on a lover with a fire in his heartA man under cover, but you tore me apartOnce bitten and twice shyI keep my distance, but you still catch my eye [CHORUS:] Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year To save me from tears I'll give it to someone special [CHORUS:] Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance But you still catch my eye Tell me baby Do you recognize me? Well It's been a year It doesn't surprise me I wrapped it up and sent it With a note saying "I love you" I meant it Now I know what a fool I've been But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again [CHORUS] A crowded room Friends with tired eyes I'm hiding from you And your soul of ice My god I thought you were Someone to rely on Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on A face on a lover with a fire in his heart A man under cover but you tore me apart Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again [CHORUS x2] A face on a lover with a fire in his heart A man under cover buy you tore him apart Maybe next year I'll give it to someone I'll give it to someone special.