Negative Contractions

Note that with the verb be, two negative forms are possible, for example:

• we are not → we aren't and we're not

In questions, am not is contracted to aren't, for example:

• I'm late, aren't I?

LYRICS

Yeah baby I'm tired of your negative reaction
So I wrote a list of your negative contractions
And I felt the need to give you the full list, baby
So here we go...
1, 2, 3

aren't, are not
can't, can not
couldn't, could not
daren't, dare not
didn't, did not
doesn't, does not
don't, do not
hasn't, has not
haven't, have not
hadn't, had not
isn't, is not
mayn't, may not
mightn't, might not
mustn't must not
needn't, need not
oughtn't, ought not
shan't, shall not
shouldn't, should not
wasn't, was not
weren't, were not
won't, will not
wouldn't, would not

Baby the only thing I ever get from you is no
So I'm going to repeat myself one last time
And then I'm gonna go
1, 2, 3

aren't, are not
can't, can not
couldn't, could not
daren't, dare not
didn't, did not
doesn't, does not
don't, do not
hasn't, has not
haven't, have not
hadn't, had not
isn't, is not
mayn't, may not
mightn't, might not
mustn't, must not
needn't, need not
oughtn't, ought not
shan't, shall not
shouldn't should not
wasn't, was not
weren't, were not
won't, will not
wouldn't, would not

There you go baby
All 22 of your negative contractions
That's the lot
And I guess it's time for me and you to stop
But let's end our song on a positive note, baby
Me and you. We're through. Oh yeah.