Lyrics


DEEP PURPLE
Singles / Bonus Tracks / etc...


SHADOWS (Blackmore/Evans/Lord/Paice/Simper)
Unreleased studio track © 1968
"Shades Of Deep Purple remastered" bonus track © 2000


Walk through the night looking for your kind of smile
Hoping to meet you I walk my love for miles
Your face, your eyes, I can't find the girl I look for

Shadows can conceal you
You can't hide, so please don't try
Your life and my love
But to search just makes me cry

Life was so young and another day is gone
Love seems a lost word
How can my heart be strong
When that was is again I wait for love to be there

Then in the shadows I see the face I look for
But then like the night you're gone just as before
A face in a crowd
A shadow once more

...shadows...shadows...shadows...shadows...
...shadows....shadows....shadows....



HEY BOP A RE BOP (Lord/Blackmore/Evans/Paice/Simper)
Unreleased studio track © 1968
"The Book Of Taliesyn remastered" bonus track © 2000


No, no, no Gloria
Oh try and help me, Gloria
Standing at the station
Waiting for you Gloria

Oh standing at the station
I've been waiting there for you Gloria
Oh I've been waiting, I've been waiting there for you
Gloria
I've been waiting, waiting for you Gloria

No, long day is dying
Long day is dying, Gloria
Long day is dying
Long day is dying, Gloria
Don't you know I'm standing at the station
Waiting for you Gloria



IT'S ALL OVER (King/Berns)
Unreleased studio track © 1968
"The Book Of Taliesyn remastered" bonus track © 2000


Outside her window
That's where I am every night and every day
But outside her window
I cry, I cried my life away

There's a jukebox a-playin'
A half a block down
Singing I'm going to the river
I'm gonna jump on in and drown
But I ain't gonna do it, no
Just gonna keep on hanging around

Oh it's all over
Oh it's all over
All over
Now, now, now, now
But outside her window
A pretty bird comes to play
And I know, I know I must have cried a teardrop
Because I scared that pretty little thing right on away

When I see two young lovers
Walkin' down the street
It just hits me
When I see their two lips meet
Oh I put my head
Right over where my heart used to be, 'cos

It's all over
Oh don't tell me it's all over
It's all over
Now, now, now, now



OH NO NO NO (Russell/Leander)
Unreleased studio track © 1968
"The Book Of Taliesyn remastered" bonus track © 2000


You think by leaving me the sun will go away
You think that if you go there'll be no other way
But your leaving now won't even spoil my day

Oh no no no
Oh no no no

You keep a-waiting for the tears I'm supposed to cry
The promise leaves so I'm supposed to die
I'd forgotten who you were until you dropped on by

Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no

You think I'm guilty throwing off the likes of you
That there'll be no one else but there'll be quite a few
At least I've got my head but somehow I'll pull through

Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no
Oh no no no



EMMARETTA (Lord/Blackmore/Evans)
"Emmaretta / Wring That Neck" single © 1969
"Deep Purple remastered" bonus track © 2000


Emmaretta did you get my letter
I sent it to you oh Emmaretta
Do you still feel when night is falling
Something's calling oh Emmaretta
Behind my thoughts oh Emmaretta
I can get to you to feel better
Oh Emmaretta I must go now
Oh Emmaretta full moon's rising
Oh Emmaretta oh, it's a thousand miles
Oh, and I need you child
Oh, they can drive me wild
What I feel, make it real



HALLELUJAH (Greenaway/Cook)
"Hallelujah / April part 1" single © 1969

I am a preacher with a message for my people
Over the world, scratching on the ground
Looking for the peace that nobody has found

I am a spokesman for a better way of living
Love is the word and it can be heard
If you are young the message can be sung

Let me hear you sing, Hallelujah

Oh tell it to the man who's power is the sermon on the wall
Tell it to the man who says you can misjudge them all
Tell it 'till it can be heard above the wailing of the crowd
Tell it on the field of war and hope you'll soon be justified

There is a better way of life and it's not so hard to find
If you live and let the people in your world speak its mind

I am the pupil who sells his life for freedom
All over the world and it can be heard
If you are young the message can be sung

Hallelujah



BLACK NIGHT (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
"Black Night / Speed King" single © 1970
"Deep Purple In Rock Anniversary Edition" bonus track © 1995


Black night is not right,
I don't feel so bright,
I don't care to sit tight.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.

I don't need a dark tree,
I don't want a rough sea,
I can't feel, I can't see.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.

Black night, black night,
I don't need black night,
I can't see dark night.
Maybe I'll find on the way down the line
That I'm free, free to be me.
Black night is a long way from home.



CRY FREE (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
Unreleased studio track © 1970
"Deep Purple In Rock Anniversary Edition" bonus track © 1995


Pass your mother, lose your brother
Be a lover, too
Well all together make it better
You gotta cry free

Bridges burnin', eyes are turnin'
Now they're learnin' fools
They're gonna talk it over
While they're talkin'
You gotta cry Free

Cry free

Fists are shakin', homes are breakin'
Know what's makin' blues
Oh true convictions, satisfaction
While you cry free.



STRANGE KIND OF WOMAN (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
"Strange Kind Of Woman / I'm Alone" single © 1971
"Fireball Anniversary Edition" bonus track © 1996


There once was a woman
A strange kind of woman
The kind that gets written down in history
Her name was Nancy
Her face was nothing fancy
She left a trail of happiness and misery.

I loved her, everybody loved her
She loved everyone and gave them good return
I tried to take her, I even tried to break her
She said "I ain't for takin', won't you ever learn?"

I want you, I need you,
I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you,
I gotta be near you
Ooh, I got a strange kind of woman

She looked like a raver
But I could never please her
On Wednesday mornings boy you can't go far
I couldn't get her
But things got better--she said,
"Saturday nights from now on baby you're my star!"

She finally said she loved me, I wed her in a hurry
No more callers and I glowed with pride.
I'm dreaming, I feel like screaming,
I won my woman just before she died.

I want you, I need you,
I gotta be near you
I spent my money as I took my turn
I want you, I need you,
I gotta be near you
Ooh, I had a strange kind of woman.



I'M ALONE (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
"Strange Kind Of Woman / I'm Alone" single © 1971
"Fireball Anniversary Edition" bonus track © 1996


On the lonely road I'm travelling on
The road that leads nowhere
As the ground and the sky wondering why
I'm alone so alone

I kept rolling on from tears for years
Sun is my only friend
With the wind on the bend and my pack in my hand
I'm alone so alone

I'm alone so alone
I'm alone so alone
I'm alone so alone
And I feel like going home

With my money spent, my clothes all torn
My spirit can't grow
I ain't got no friend where the power ends
I'm alone so alone

I'm alone so alone
I'm alone so alone
I'm alone so alone
And I feel like going home.



FREEDOM (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
Unreleased studio track © 1971
"Fireball Anniversary Edition" bonus track © 1996


Oh, my honey, take my money
I do what I wanna do
Don't you know the sun is shining
I'm sure trying, I ain't crying
My feet won't touch the ground
I ain't got no more misery

Spread the word I'm living again
Tell the world I'm loving again
Don't you know I feel like giving again
Freedom, oh

No more walking or fast talking
No things are gonna wear me out
I'm sure glad I wasn't born a fool, yeah
Some day, baby, you'll be my lady
I know that it won't be long
We ain't got no more misery

Spread the word I'm living again
Tell the world I'm loving again
Don't you know I feel like giving again
Freedom

Oh, honey honey honey, taking all my money
I do what I really wanna do
Oh, the sun is shining
I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried, I never never cried
Oh, my feet won't touch the ground
I ain't got no more misery

Spread the word I'm living again
Tell the world I'm loving again
Don't you know I feel like giving again
Freedom.



SLOW TRAIN (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
Unreleased studio track © 1971
"Fireball Anniversary Edition" bonus track © 1996


How can you live in such a state?
Your mind is empty and you're full of hate
The things you say and the things you do
Mark you down as a helpless fool

I know, I know, I know, I know
It's gonna be all right through the night
Tomorrow comes and you're full of shame
Oh baby! You play the crying game

Aaaah...

Gonna be a long time baby
Before we get it sorted out all right
I'll drag you out to Utopia, baby
We'll end up heading south

I need, I need, I need to know
If you gonna do me right
If you do the things I ask of you
I'll tell the world tonight

He he he he hee... All right

You do me right, you do me wrong
Tell me, where do I belong?
You do me up, you do me down
I accept it all without a frown

You love like a woman in a fantasy
Ha ha ha I admire you for my dream
You dream of life and you dream of bream
High enough but I'm back again

I love, I love, I love the funny ways
Oh you throw me in a daze
If you ever left me woman
I'd destroy myself, sure as hell

Aaaah...

We're gonna ride a slow train baby
And take all the whistles stops oh - yes we are
We'll put down the blinds while the carriage flies
The engine burns hot while the fuzz is going on
So I'll burn its [...] to ash
Well there's a life to live and there's a love to give
Ready! Steady! Smash!

Alright! Yeah! Uh mmh!

You just got to be out of your head
Whe you say you'll go look for the bottom of the top
Well I'll be waiting and won't give it a rest
When you [...]
[...] something's going on
and it's sure a game of pane
Just like me he fell in love
Ah now he feels the pain

Aaaah....

We're gonna ride a slow train baby
Take all the whistle stops oh - yes we are
We'll put down the blinds while the carriage flies
The engine burns hot [...]
[...] the fuzz is going on
So I'll burn its [...] to ash
Well there's a life to live and there's a love to give
Ready! Steady! Smash!



WHEN A BLIND MAN CRIES (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
"Never Before / When A Blind Man Cries" single © 1972
"Machine Head Anniversary Edition" bonus track © 1997


If you're leaving close the door
I'm not expecting people anymore.
Hear me grieving, I'm lying on the floor
Whether I'm drunk or dead I really ain't too sure.

I'm a blind man, I'm a blind man
And my world is pale.
When a blind man cries,
Lord, you know there ain't no sadder tale.

Had a friend once in a room,
had a good time but it ended much too soon.
In a cold month in that room
we found a reason for the things we had to do.

I'm a blind man, I'm a blind man
Now my room is cold.
When a blind man cries
Lord, you know he feels it from his soul.



LUCILLE (Collins/Penniman)
"In Concert" live track © 1972

Lucille, you won't do your sisters will,
Lucille, you won't do your sisters will,
You ran off and married, but I love you still.

Lucille, please come back where you belong,
Lucille, please come back where you belong,
I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along.

I woke up this mornin', Lucille was not in sight,
I asked my friends about her but all their lips was tight,
Lucille, please come back where you belong,
I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along.

Lucille, baby, satisfy my heart,
Lucille, baby, satisfy my heart,
I played love with you baby,
And gave you such a wonderful start.



PAINTED HORSE (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
Unreleased studio track © 1973
"Power House" compilation © 1977


Child on a painted horse
Streams that will run their course
Gone to a far away shore
Ooh, ooh, ah
My painted horse is weeping

Days of another kind
Frost gets a bruising vine
Why did the carpenter die
Ooh, ooh, ah
My painted horse is weeping

Sweet as a rose so fine
Peaceful as a final time
How old could the lion man cry
Ooh, ooh, ah
My painted horse is weeping

Thoughts of a winter moon
Warm in a distant room
Why did I fall asleep so soon
Ooh, ooh, ah
My painted horse is weeping.



WILD DOGS (Bolin/Tesar)
"Last Concert In Japan" live track © 1975

This baggage handcuffed to my wrists
I drag it everywhere i go
Sometimes i fight you with my fists
But if i knew which way was home

Before the karma cut me loose
Would bring me whisky and my water
Sometimes i get the blues
Though i know i shouldnt oughta
Thats where i`d go

Run down ghost trail, no chance of love
No sign of life, just wild dogs howlin in the night
Oh thats what i like

Before the karma cut me free
I'm sick of my own company
Sometimes i miss the boat
Most times i miss my home
Thats where i`d go
If i new which way was home

Run down ghost trail, no chance of love
No sign of life
Just wild dogs howlin' in the night

Hear `em howl



GEORGIA ON MY MIND (Charmichael/Stuart)
"On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat " live track © 1976

Georgia, Georgia,
The whole day through
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind

I'm say Georgia
Georgia
A song of you
Comes as sweet and clear
As moonlight through the pines

Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you

I said Georgia,
Ooh Georgia, no peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind

Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you

Georgia, Georgia,
No peace, no peace I find
Just this old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind

I said just an old sweet song,
Keeps Georgia on my mind



NOT FADE AWAY (Petty/Hardin)
"On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat " live track © 1976

I wanna tell you how it's gonna be,
You're gonna give
Your love to me,
I wanna love you night and day,
You know my love not fade away.

You know my love not fade away,
Not fade away!

My love is bigger than a Cadillac,
I try to show you
But you drive me back,
Your love for me has got to be real,
Your gonna know
Just how I feel.

Our love is real, not fade away,
Not fade away!



GOING DOWN (Don Nix)
"On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat" live track © 1976

Yeah, I'm going down
Going down, down, down, down, down
I'm going down Going down, down, down, down, down
Got my head out the window my feet are on the ground



NOT RESPONSIBLE (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan/Lord/Paice)
"Perfect Strangers" CD bonus track © 1984

Found some money in an old black jacket
I'm going out tonight, gonna find me a woman or two
I don't know how long it'll last
But I never regret the past
When I wake up tomorrow, I'll be looking around for you

I got no reason to be down at the station
I got no ticket, but I'm gonna take a fucking ride
Don't care where I go
I never seem to know
I never had a penny, but I never wondered why
Oh no, I never wondered why

If I'm cold I need some heat
If I'm hungry then I eat
I'm not responsible

I woke up this morning and I couldn't find my shoes
It's one long party and I haven't seen the sun for days
I'd take you out tonight, but I'm just a little light
So let's go out anyway, you'll be amazed

I take my woman to the palace dancing
I never could a made it but the doorman is a friend of mine
So I raise a glass to you, the foot is on the other shoe
You can pay the bill and while you're at it pick up mine
Oh, no no, I don't mind

If it rains I stay inside
If I'm scared I run and hide
I'm not responsible, oh no.



SLOW DOWN SISTER (Blackmore/Glover/Lord/Paice/Turner)
"Love Conquers All / Slow Down Sister" single © 1991

Cold looking woman
Like a switch-blade knife
Baby says "I'm gonna break the law tonight"
Ooh, if your daddy could see you now
Rock and roll rebel on a jailbreak run
Big operator, but a little high-strung
There's one in every crowd

You got it comin' to ya
It happens every time
That's what you get for a life of crime
You got it coming to you
If you cross that line
And you can't back up
When the going gets tough
And if the fire's that hot
You better kiss the girl goodbye

Slow down sister
You're burn, burn, burnin'
At the speed of light
You better slow down sister
Put on the brakes
Won't get thru the night

Machine gun love
Gonna shoot to thrill
I'm tellin' you that little girl's kiss could kill
She got me stranded on a one-way street
Can't break the chains
The ties that bind
Slayin' to the rhythm
And my heart's in time
Be where the taste is bittersweet

You got it comin' to ya
It happens every time
That's what you get for a life of crime
You got it coming to you
If you cross that line
When the lights roll down
And you hit the ground
It'll happen so fast
You'll never even have a chance

Slow down sister
I say look out now
Danger in the little girl's eyes
Slow down sister
Well you're gonna find out
Trouble in paradise
That ain't nice

You're a non-stop party
You're a butterfly ball
Twice around the block
You're thinking you done it all
Come on now baby
You know it's true
You want all the money
And the price of fame
Ride to glory
On another man's name
Now there's a lesson here for you

You got it comin' to ya
It happens every time
That's what you get for a life of crime
You got it coming to you
When you cross that line
And you can't back up
When it gets real rough
If the fire's that hot
You better kiss the girl goodbye

Slow down sister
Burn, burn, burnin'
At the speed of light
Slow down sister
Put on the brakes
Now we're gettin' thru the night

You better slow down sister
I said "Look out now"
There's danger
In the little girl's eyes
Slow down sister
Slow down, slow down
Gonna find out there's trouble
Trouble in paradise

I said slow



FIRE, ICE AND DYNAMITE (Blackmore/Glover/Turner)
Soundtrack for "Fire, Ice and Dynamite" movie © 1991

If you find me tugging at your sleeve
Oh yeah well maybe you'd better believe
I'm searching for the one to love
That's all I'm thinking of

I believe in taking chances
Gonna see what your romance is
I'll be risking my life tonight
Fire, ice and dynamite
In the fire, ice and dynamite.

If you see me running to extremes
Oh yeh well I'm only chasing my dreams
If you see me coming close the door
I'm coming back for more.

I believe in taking chances
Gonna see what your romance is
I'll be risking my life tonight
Fire, ice and dynamite
In the fire, ice and dynamite
Fire and ice ..... and dynamite.

Don't you worry if it starts to rain
Step aside if you can't stand the pain

From the mountain top to the valley below
Oh yeh well I'm fighting with the flow
I maybe burning in the frozen sun
Cos I'm gonna be number one.

I believe in taking chances
Gonna see what your romance is
I'll be risking my life tonight
Fire, ice and dynamite
Fire, ice and dynamite
Fire, ice and dynamite
Fire, ice and dynamite

Cos I believe ..... in taking chances.



DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
"Purpendicular" US/Japanese release bonus track © 1996

One day I'll get home before the sun hits the blinds
And give you - I'll give you something to remember me by
That's the way I am
It's what I got in mind but I don't know if I can
You gotta shoot your gun - don't expect me to dance
Hold me up to the spotlight but

Don't, don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath

These empty pockets are my deepest friends
Full of nothing but good intentions
That's the way it is
It may not be much but I can blow you a kiss
I've been wrong - I've been wrong once before
I'll be all right tomorrow but

Don't, don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath

I may be Lazy or a Living Wreck
I won't be swayed by your expectations
That's the way it is
It may not be much but you know what to kiss
I've been wrong - I've been wrong once before
I'll be all right tomorrow but

Don't, don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath
Don't hold your breath.



MTV (Gillan/Glover/Airey/Morse/Paice)
"Rapture Of The Deep" Limited Edition bonus track © 2005

I was driven through the night
Into an endless tunnel of fog
When it dawned on me something was wrong
I was in trance, hypnotised
Bored beyond beleif
I was listening to the same old song
I know every lick, every word
Every nuance
I'm on first name terms with the crew
But I'd better get used to this poop du jour
Sure as hell they won't play anything new

Oh yes I love you really
Classic Rock Radio
Oh my dear it's time for bed
Time for you to go
Everyone is asleep

The pirates took to water stole the charts
But sadly that didn't go down well with the those
Upstairs

Who require loyalty
The establishment considered
That the uncontrolled appreciation of music
Was a danger to royalty
The mighty empire roared
As Cash'n'Everitt on the high seas
Looked like they'd get blown out of the water
They did of course eventually come ashore
As meek as mice or to be more accurate
As lambs to the slaughter

Oh yes I love you really
I stand to attention
Oh Fanny, I love you dearly
Something else I should mention?
You sweet thing

Let's not talk about MTV
I don't even want to start
I want to take a look at Classic Rock Radio
We're talking about the state of the art

Mr.Grover 'n' Mr.Gillian
You musta made a million
The night that Frank Zappa caught on fire
Could you tell us all about
Keep it short and use my version
Or everyone out there'll think I'm a liar
We can speak about bananas for one second
Just because I understand
You have to get them off your chest
But in the meantime while your talking
Could you do some more of this here ID's
And then this station might maintain some interest

Oh yes I love you dearly
But why do you exist?
Oh yes I love you really
Is there something that I missed?



THINGS I NEVER SAID(Gillan/Glover/Airey/Morse/Paice)
"Rapture Of The Deep" Japanese Edition bonus track © 2005

Don't get me started, let's get it right
There's no use to talk about it deep into the night
Don't ask about secrets I could tell
I'm gonna keep them to myself

No bad decisions, no good advice
No time to think about it even once or twice
No second chances looking down the road
When there's the only way, only way to go

Oh it makes me wonder
What's going on inside my head
Well could it be the pressure that I'm under
Makes me forget the things I never said

I can't remember, I can't forget
Take it from me there's not a moment of regret
Since the day I learned to tie my shoes
I found it hard to spread the news

Oh it makes me wonder
What's going on inside my head
Well could it be the pressure that I'm under
Makes me forget the things I never said

It's hard to swallow, it's hard to take
When I think about it now my knees begin to shake
Never came to me to mention at the time
Tell the truth it never crossed my mind

Oh it makes me wonder
What's going on inside my head
Well could it be the pressure that I'm under
Makes me forget the things I never said

Oh it makes me wonder
What's going on inside my head
Could it be the pressure that I'm under
Makes me forget the things I never said


IT'LL BE ME (Jerry Lee Lewis)
"Now What?!" Limited Edition bonus track © 2013

Well, if you hear somebody knockin' on your door
If you see something crawlin' across the floor
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you

If you see a head a-peepin' from a crawdad hole
If you see somebody climbin' up a telephone pole
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you

Gonna look on the mountain and in the deep blue sea
Gonna search all the forests and look and look in every tree

Well, if you feel somethin' heavy on your fishing hook
If you see a funny face in your comic book
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you

If you hear a thought a-callin' out in the night
If you see somebody hangin' from a lamppost bright
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you

If you see somebody lookin' in all the cars
If you see a rocketship on its way to Mars
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you

Gonna look in the city where the lights are blue
Gonna search the countryside, all the haystacks, too

If you see a new face on a totem pole
If you find a lump in your sugar bowl
Baby, it'll be me, and I'll be lookin' for you.


FIRST SIGN OF MADNESS (Airey/Gillan/Glover/Morse/Paice/Ezrin)
"Now What?!"German Edition bonus track © 2013

Somebody tell me
Why I'm talking to myself
I never listen to a word I say
Nor does anyone else
Somebody ask me
If I have any doubt
Maybe yes, maybe no
It's something to think about

The first sign of madness
Is talking to yourself
When I'm deep in conversation
Boy it sure is hard to tell
You're gonna have to put me down
You don't know where I've been
You can't imagine in your wildest dreams
The kind of shit we're in

Rambling on again
No-one's listening
On and on again
Don't believe a single word




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