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Speed King Lyrics
Good Golly, said little Miss Molly
When she was rockin' in the house of blue light
Tutti Frutti was oh so rooty
When she was rockin' to the east and west
Lucille was oh so real
When she didn't do her daddies will
Come on baby, drive me crazy--do it, do it
I'm a speed king you go to hear me sing
I'm a speed king see me fly
Saturday night and I just got paid
Gonna fool about ain't gonna save
Some people gonna rock some people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man
They been causing trouble since it all began
Take a little rice take a little beans
Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans
[repeat first two stanzas in inverse order]
When she was rockin' in the house of blue light
Tutti Frutti was oh so rooty
When she was rockin' to the east and west
Lucille was oh so real
When she didn't do her daddies will
Come on baby, drive me crazy--do it, do it
I'm a speed king see me fly
Gonna fool about ain't gonna save
Some people gonna rock some people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man
They been causing trouble since it all began
Take a little rice take a little beans
Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans
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Ian says this song is about desperate singing, in that the others were all creating the music and he suddenly realised he would need to find some words, so he just started singing whatever came into his head, lines from other songs.
the lyrics above are NOT Speed King. They are the lyrics to Into the Fire, also by Deep Purple
The real lyrics
Good Golly, said little Miss Molly When she was rockin' in the house of blue light Tutti frutti was oh, so rooty When she was rockin' to the east and west Lucille was oh, so real When she didn't do her daddies will Come on baby, drive me crazy, do it, do it
I'm a speed king, you got to hear me sing, yeah I'm a speed king, see me fly!
Saturday night and I just got paid Gonna fool about, ain't gonna save Some people gonna rock, some people gonna roll Gonna have a party to save my soul Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man They been causing trouble since it all began Take a little rice, take a little beans Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans
I'm a speed king, you go to hear me sing I'm a speed king, see me fly
Good Golly, said little Miss Molly When she was rockin' in the house of blue light Tutti frutti was oh, so rooty When she was rockin' to the east and west Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man They been causing trouble since it all began Take a little rice take a little beans Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans
I'm a speed king, you go to hear me sing, yeah Yeah, I'm a speed king, see me fly I'm a speed king, you go to hear me sing Yeah, I'm a speed king, see me I'm a speed king, you go to hear me sing I'm a speed king, see me!!
the lines Saturday night and I just got paid Gonna fool about ain't gonna save
are very similar to those of the elvis presley song rip it up: 'Cause it's Saturday nite and I just got paid Fool about my money don't try to save
Interesting ... I was wondering how many people think this song is about drugs - I mean what else could it be about with such lyrics ? ... and if so, I think it shows that drugs may have some negative impact in this world, but they also inspire some fucking great rock songs ........ this is one of the absolute greatest