Evil Woman Lyrics
There's an open road that leads nowhere, so just make some miles between here and there.
There's a hole in my head where the rain comes in
You took my body and played to win.
Ha Ha woman it's a crying shame,
But you ain't got nobody else to blame
Evil Woman, Evil Woman, Evil Woman, Evil Woman
Hit some gold too hot to settle down,
But a fool and his money soon go separate ways,
And you found a fool lyin' in a daze,
Ha Ha woman what you gonna do,
You destroyed all the virtues that the Lord gave you.
It's so good that you're feelin' pain
But you better get your face on board the very next train.
But now you're tryin' to wail a different song.
Ha Ha funny how you broke me up, you made the wine now you drink a cup.
I came runnin' every time you cried,
Thought I saw love smilin' in your eyes,
Ha Ha very nice to know, that you ain't go no place left to go.
Just a point of interest: the string crescendo about 3/4 of the way through the song (just before the final verse) is a backwards-tracked version of the strings from the song "Nightrider." Both songs originally appeared on the album "Face the Music."
In 2006, "Face the Music" was re-released, with several bonus tracks, including a different, "Stripped Down Mix" version of "Evil Woman". That version includes a fourth verse:
Hang out for just a while And I'll tell you a story that'll make you smile 'Bout a dark-eyed woman with a Cadillac But all she had was on her back Well, a fool rushed in, and thought he saw Just the kind of woman that he'd adore She lay beside him and turned on her charms But this devil's woman sure knows how to do you wrong
The "hole in [his] head where the rain comes in" is actually an obvious reference to the Beatles song "Fixing a Hole," Jeff Lynne worked with the Beatles.
The original version of this song had a fourth verse, but they dropped it because there were no music parts for it.
I didnt realize that Jeff Lynne worked with the Beatles in their hey-day, like on Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album?
I didnt realize that Jeff Lynne worked with the Beatles in their hey-day, like on Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album?
I know he worked with George Harrison in the late 80's and then reunited in 1995 for Beatles Anthology producing Real Love and Free as a Bird.
I know he worked with George Harrison in the late 80's and then reunited in 1995 for Beatles Anthology producing Real Love and Free as a Bird.
Am I the only one who hears "Medieval Woman?"
what's it about
i think its about a woman who treats this man like a "fool" i love the intro to evil woman.
This song is about how a girl treats the boy she likes like he doesn't exist. Therefore the boy thinks she is an Evil Woman hence the name of the song. It's happend to me many times.
a good summary of how women use you up and make you look like a fool.
When I was a kid I always thought the chorus "evil woman .." the words were "He needs a woman".
Even though I've known the real words for decades, it still sounds to me like 'he needs a woman'. Give it a listen, and you'll see what I mean!