Black Dog Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Adman 

Cover art for Black Dog lyrics by Led Zeppelin

"Big legged woman ain't got no soul" comes from an old blues tune called "Big Legged Woman." It was originally released by Brownie McGhee in 1946.

The first verse reads:

Big Legged woman now, where have you been? I ain't had no livin' now, since God knows when Aaah, big legged woman tell me where have you been? I ain't had no livin' yeah, since God knows when

Like many of Zeppelin's lyrics, it was stolen from an old blues song and no credit was given to the author.