e
Well, how d'you think I feel?

You got me locked in a paper cage
You think i'm chained up but i'm just tied down
Step aside, get out of my way
I won't hurt you, I had enough being pushed around

You got yourself a load of trouble now
You got yourself a bad deal
You say i've got a bad attitude
Well, how d'you think I feel?

Don't want a number - I got a name
Take a look at my face
Talk about a bad attitude
Well, things have got to change

You got yourself a load of trouble now
You got yourself a bad deal
You say i've got a bad attitude
Well, how d'you think I feel?

Don't want a number - I got a name
Take a look at my face
Talk about a bad attitude
Well, things have got to change



The unwritten law

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Paice)

Listen to me, I've got a warning for you, you've got to learn to take more care
'Cause 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

I've got the evidence
I know you broke the unwritten law
Another town, another one night stand
You know you broke the law

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 ain't been that long since the last charade

I've got the evidence
I know you broke the unwritten law
Another town, another one night stand
You know you broke the law

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

I've got the evidence
I know you broke the unwritten law
Another town, another one night stand
You know you broke

I've got the evidence
I know you broke the unwritten law
Another town, another one night stand
You know you broke the law



Call of the wild

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord)

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 timing
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

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

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 offence
Dirty mind, a heart of gold
Operator, don't you put me on hold

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

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



Mad dog

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

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 I must - I've had enough of pain
I'm pissed off standing in the rain

It makes me feel like a mad dog - I got nothing to lose
Mad dog - you got nothing I can use
Mad dog - howling at the moon
A mad dog

I need no friends - I'm on the edge of a broken dream
Laughing at the pain but it makes me want to scream
I should have known she'd be no good - she tore my heart in two
But I don't need to talk to you

You make me feel like a mad dog - I got nothing to lose
Mad dog - you got nothing I can use
Mad dog - howling at the moon
A mad dog

She said a hard man is good to find and then she raised a doubt
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

It makes me feel like a mad dog - I got nothing to lose
Mad dog - you got nothing I can use
Mad dog - howling at the moon
A mad dog

You make me feel like a mad dog - I got nothing to lose
Mad dog - you got nothing I can use
Mad dog - howling at the moon
A mad dog



Black & white

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord)

Read all about it, tell me - have you heard the news?
Captain Bob - he don't pay no dues
You know he's looking in my window, he's stepping on my toes
Don't want the truth and it goes to show

I got a joker up my sleeve
I know what to believe
It ain't right just because it's in black and white

Find yourself a hero - treat him like a friend
You build him up and tear him down again
It don't hold a candle, hold it to the light
Check it out is it wrong or right

Is this the news of the world
It's just a pretty girl
She's all the news that's fit to print in black and white

Inside information taken down note by note
A silent footstep - that's all she wrote, shit! That's all she wrote
No need to worry - the baby's gone to bed
Dreaming dirty dreams in black, and white, and red

Now i got nothing to fear
Is this the scoop of the year?
Headlines on my bathroom wall in black and white



Hard lovin' woman

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

She walked into the room, her hand upon her hip
Said: "Look out boy, I'll make your backbone slip"
She looked straight at me, the devil in her eye
I knew what I was getting but took it by surprise

No fooling - she really knocked the stuffing out of me
Some woman - a hard lovin' woman
She chewed me up and spat me out

Some woman - she's a hard lovin' woman
Some woman - a hard lovin' woman

She didn't 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 on the oil

I do not jest - she really took me to the cleaners
Some woman - a hard lovin' woman
I felt just great when she pulled her 38's

Some woman - she's a hard lovin' woman
Some woman - a hard lovin' woman

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
Some woman - a hard lovin' woman
Some woman, here we go again

Some woman - she's a hard lovin' woman
Some woman - a hard lovin' woman
Some woman - she's a hard lovin' woman
Some woman - a hard lovin' woman



The spanish archer

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

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 close your eyes?
Can you imagine how it feels? It's so hard to reveal
I can't get through and I'm falling

I'm getting out, I'm losing ground
The spanish archer's gonna bring you down

Is there someone somewhere waiting in the wings to take my place?
Let's not drag it out like a cagney death scene
In this season of change it's not hard to explain
Like the leaves on the trees I'm falling

And as you turn don't look away
The spanish archer's gonna make you pay

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

I'm getting out, losing ground
The spanish archer's gonna bring you down

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, darling?
If we made a mistake then all that it takes to be free
Is the wave of a hand and you're falling

And as you turn don't look away
The spanish archer's gonna make you pay



Strangeways

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

Strange
Strange

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

And it think to myself in this river of doubt
This is something I can do without but strangeways is what I got

The indians are coming - I saw it on TV
They're 20000 strong but they always get depleted by the cavalry
Salvation is at hand, it's guaranteed
Just send a donation straight to god, 1-800 toll free

And I think to myself in this academy of fear
Where am I going? What am I doing here? But strangeways is all I got

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'm saying but that ain't such a bad idea

And I think to myself in this cradle of lust
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust but strangeways is all you get



Mitzi Dupree

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

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're you going boy?" I said: "Nowhere" She said: "I'm moving on"

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, a name like Mitzi Dupree

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"

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, I love you Mitzi Dupree

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: "Ooow, 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

She may not be the first
But I know she ain't the worst
She was mine but I ran out of time
I miss you, I love you Mitzi Dupree, my darling Mitzi Dupree



Dead or alive

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

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
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

Don't look in the mirror with a dollar up your face
You've got money to burn, you're cheap at half the price
Don't powder your nose, don't blow your brains just for the the crack
I've got to know are you dead or alive?
Just for the crack, are you dead or alive?
Dead or alive? Pick your window, you're leaving

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
Don't want to know if you're dead or alive
Don't want to know if you're dead or alive
Dead or alive? Pick your window, you're leaving