The House of Blue Light
Deep Purple
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Bad Attitude
04 : 47
2
The Unwritten Law
04 : 37
3
Call of the Wild
04 : 53
4
Mad Dog
04 : 34
5
Black & White
03 : 43
6
Hard Lovin’ Woman
03 : 24
7
The Spanish Archer
05 : 00
8
Strangeways
05 : 59
9
Mitzi Dupree
05 : 05
10
Dead or Alive
04 : 44
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Track Lyrics
Bad Attitude Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Take a look at these dirty hands
Take a look at this face, these blazing eyes
Do you see me as a broken man? Oh yeah
Tell me are you really that blind?
[Chorus]
You got yourself a load of trouble now
You got yourself a bad deal
You say I've got a bad attitude
Well, how do you think I feel?
[Verse 2]
You got me locked in a paper cage
You think I'm chained up but I'm just tied down
Step aside, get it out of my way
I won't hurt you, I had enough being pushed around, oh yeah
[Chorus]
You got yourself a load of trouble now
You got yourself a bad deal
You say I've got a bad attitude
Well, how do you think I feel?
Don't want a number, I got a name
Take a look at my face
You talk about a bad attitude
Things have got to change
Oh yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
You got yourself a load of trouble now
You got yourself a bad deal
You say I've got a bad attitude
Well, how do you think I feel?
Don't want a number, I got a name
Take a look at my face
You talk about a bad attitude
Things have got to change
The Unwritten Law Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Listen to me I've got a warning for you
You've got to learn to take more care
Because if you swim in dirty water
Be careful how you dry your hair
In a room within a room
In a hole within a hole
You've got to learn to share your secrets
Or you'll lose your soul
[Chorus]
I've got the evidence I know you're broke
The unwritten law
Another town, another one-night stand
You know, you broke the law
[Verse 2]
It's so hard to hold back
When the fire is in your eyes
A silver dollar in my pocket
I don't like surprises
I've got your souvenir
Is that the price I've got to pay
It hasn't been that long
Since the last charade
[Chorus]
I've got the evidence I know you're broke
The unwritten law
Another town, another one-night stand
You know, you broke the law
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
I know you're guilty
But I'm carrying the blame
I took out much more than I put in
And I felt the pain
In a dirty little room
With nowhere left to hide
You told the truth with your eyes
But you lied inside
[Chorus]
I've got the evidence I know you're broke
The unwritten law
Another town, another one-night stand
You know, you broke the law
I've got the evidence I know you're broke
The unwritten law
Another town, another one-night stand
You know, you broke the law
Call of the Wild Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Operator, I'm looking for a girl
You've got to help me get through
I don't know much about her
So I'm relying on you
She got rhythm but no sense of time
She likes living but she's got no address
Operator, you've got to get me out of this mess
Let me tell you about her
[Chorus]
She ain't got a face
She ain't got a name
She ain't got a leg to stand upon
She's out of touch, but not out of mind
And I've got to see again that gypsy child
Operator, this is the call of the wild
[Verse 2]
She's a hitch-hiker, never gets a ride
But you can bet she's on time
She's always around but so hard to find
She causes trouble, she never takes offense
Dirty mind, a heart of gold
Operator don't, don't you put me on hold, no
[Chorus]
She ain't got a face
She ain't got a name
She ain't got a leg to stand upon (oh, yeah)
She's out of touch, but not out of mind
And I've got to see again that gypsy child
Operator, this is the call of the wild
[Instrumental bridge]
[Chorus]
She ain't got a face
She ain't got a name
She ain't got a leg to stand upon
She's out of touch, but not out of mind
And I've got to see again that gypsy child
Operator, this is the call of the wild
[Outro]
She ain't got a face
She ain't got a name
She ain't got a leg to stand upon
She's out of touch, not out of mind
She ain't got a face
She ain't got a name
She's out of touch, not out of mind
Mad Dog Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Don't look too long in my face, it could be a big mistake
I'm hanging on a thread so fine, I need a little space
I shouldn't say
But I know, know I must
I've had enough of pain, I'm pissed off standing in the rain
[Chorus]
It makes me feel like a mad dog
I've got nothing to lose
A mad dog
You've got nothing I can use
A mad dog
Howling at the moon
A mad dog
[Verse 2]
I need no friends, I'm on the edge of a broken dream
Laughing at the pain, but it makes me want to scream
And I should have known, she'd be no no good
She tore my heart in two, but I don't need to talk to you
[Chorus]
You make me feel like a mad dog
I've got nothing to lose
A mad dog
You've got nothing I can use
A mad dog
Howling the moon
Mad dog
[Verse 3]
She said, "A hard man is good to find"
And then she raised her doubts
All that I could give she took, and then she threw me out
Well, I don't care, I don't care anymore
I'm going to lose my grip, I'm going to let it rip
Ow, wow, yeaow yeah!
[Chorus]
A mad dog
I've got nothing to lose
A mad dog
You've got nothing I can use
A mad dog
Howling at the moon
A mad dog
A mad dog
A mad dog
A mad dog
A mad dog
Mad, mad, mad, mad, ow!
Black & White Lyrics
1 ContributorPaint It Black LyricsI see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby, it just happens every day
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and must have it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facin' up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore, I want them to turn black
I see the girls go by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I wanna see your face painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black, yeah!
Hard Lovin’ Woman Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She walked into the room her hand upon her hip
Said, "Look out boy I'll make your backbone slip"
Straight at me, the devil in her eye
I knew what I was getting but took it by surprise
[Chorus 1]
No fooling
She knocked the stuffing out of me
[Chorus 2]
She's some woman
Hard loving woman
She chewed me up and spat me out
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
[Verse 2]
Never wear nothing but a smile upon her face
Licking her lips but I had the taste
Her temperature was rising I was coming to the boil
Her fires were burning she was pouring oil
[Chorus 1]
I do not jest she really took me to the cleaners
Some woman
I felt just great when she pulled her 38's
[Chorus 2]
She's some woman
Hard loving woman
She chewed me up and spat me out
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
[Verse 3]
It started with a smile, it turned into a laugh
It ended with a scream I said, "Enough's enough"
Never heard a word she wouldn't let go
A man's a man and every woman ought to know
And there I was and she was dancing
[Chorus 2]
Some woman
Hard loving woman, here we go again
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
Some woman
She's a hard, hard, hard loving woman
Some woman
Hard loving woman, here we go again
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
Some woman
She's a hard loving woman
Some woman
She's a hard, hard, hard loving woman
[Outro]
She, she, she, she
She, she, she, she
She was a, she was a
She was a hard loving woman
The Spanish Archer Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well there must have been a reason
For the smile that you had upon your face last night
Are you the cat that got the cream?
Did you lick your lips? Did you roll your eyes?
Can you imagine how it feels?
It's so hard to reveal, oh
I can't get through, I'm falling
[Chorus 1]
I'm getting out, I'm losing ground
The Spanish Archer's going to bring you down
[Vesre 2]
Is there someone, somewhere
Waiting in the wings to take my place?
Let's not drag it out, like a Cagney death scene
Oh, in this season of change, it's not hard to explain
Like the leaves on the trees, I'm falling
[Chorus 2]
And as you turn, don't look away
The Spanish Archer's going to make you pay
[Verse 3]
Do you remember when the sky was blue?
We used to talk for miles
And now we drive along, in this thundering silence
It's such an obvious lie, with that easy smile of yours
I'm letting go, and I'm falling
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 4]
Well is there something I can say
As we stumble to the edge, have we gone too far?
Why don't we call it a day
Before we call it a nightmare, darlin'?
If we made a mistake, then all that it takes to be free
Is the wave of a hand and you're falling
[Chorus 2]
Strangeways Lyrics
[Intro]
Strange ways
Strange
Strange
[Verse 1]
I was born into confusion
My mother said to me
"When you become a man, you'll understand"
But it's still a mystery
And if you want to get ahead
Get some decent clothes
The only way to make it
Dress the part that gets right up my nose
[Chorus]
And I think to myself in this river of doubt
This is something I can do without
But, strange ways is what I got
[Verse 2]
The Indians are coming
I saw it on TV
They're twenty thousand strong
But they always get depleted by the cavalry
Salvation is at hand, it's guaranteed
Just send a donation straight to God
One eight hundred, toll free
[Chorus]
And I think to myself in this academy of fear
Where am I going, what am I doing here?
But strange ways is all I got
[Bridge]
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 3]
Have you seen the headlines?
Princess engaged
Three million out of work
But that's on the second page
The alien has landed, finger in his ear
Can't hear a word I am saying
But that isn't such a bad idea
[Chorus]
And I think to myself in this cradle of lust
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
But strange ways is all you get
[Outro]
Mitzi Dupree Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Flying to Salt Lake City
Seats 3A and B
I was down and needed a window
But in 3A sat Mitzi Dupree
She said, "Hi I am Mitzi the queen of the ping pong
Where you going boy"
I said, "Nowhere"
She said, "I'm moving on"
[Chorus 1]
I thought what is this
I cannot resist, here she is
And I've always wanted a girl with a name
A name like Mitzi Dupree
Mitzi Dupree
[Verse 2]
She said, "What do you do"
I said, "I'm a singer in a band"
She said, "Yeah I'm an entertainer"
Reached out and took my hand
She was going to a mining town
Way up north to do her show
I said, "It must be cold up there"
She said, "Depends on who you know"
[Chorus 2]
Oh, that look in her eye, I can tell you no lies
I'm just a man, she made me feel
Like a king in my mind, I love you Mitzi Dupree
Hmm, darlin' I love you Mitzi Dupree
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
I said, "What is this queen of the ping pong business"
She smiled, "What do you think
It has no connection with China"
I said, "Have another drink"
Well I knew right away
That I'd seen her act before
In a room behind a kitchen in Bangkok
And three or four times more in Singapore
[Chorus 3]
She may not be the first
But I know she isn't the worst
She was mine but I ran out of time
I miss you, I love you Mitzi Dupree
[Outro]
My darling Mitzi Dupree
My darling, my darling
My darling Mitzi Dupree
Mitzi Dupree
I love you Mitzi Dupree
Dead or Alive Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Don't turn off the light you might draw the Queen of Spades
Don't shut the door you don't need to be alone
I won't bring you no food
There might be some poison in your meat
[Chorus]
I've got to know are you dead or alive
Don't shut the door are you dead or alive
Dead or alive
Pick your window you're leaving
[Verse 2]
Don't look in the mirror with a dollar up your face
You've got money to burn cheap at half the price
Oh, don't powder your nose
Don't blow your brains just for the the crack
[Chorus]
I've got to know are you dead or alive
Just for the crack are you dead or alive
Dead or alive, yea
Pick your window you're leaving
[Verse 3]
You're running so fast but you know you're standing still
I'm afraid of your shadow and the knife in it's hand
You're dancing with death to the tune of the dealer
And he don't care, don't give a toss
[Outro]
Don't want to know if you're dead or alive[x2]
Dead or alive, dead or alive
Pick your window you're leaving