Deep Purple

Released: October 29, 1984

Songwriter: Roger Glover Ian Gillan Ritchie Blackmore

Producer: Roger Glover Deep Purple

She came home last night, rockin' rollin' drunk
She talk no sense but she sound good so she thunk
So I reached over and said "Hello
Is there some planet you'd care to go?"
And she said "Venus on the rocks"

So I said
She got a mean streak
Black mamba, no compete
She got a mean streak
Temptation, bitter sweet

She drive me crazy, gets inside my brain
She spend my money down the drain, oh
So I roll over for my reward
"How much can I afford?"
And she says "Just a little more"

You know
She got a mean streak
Black mamba, no compete
She got a mean streak
Temptation, bitter sweet
She got a mean streak
Black mamba, no compete
She got a mean streak
Temptation, bitter sweet

I can't take this no more
I tried so hard but I can't get through the door
'Cause one smile from those eyes
And I stand there paralysed
And she says "You better beg for more
I mean, get down sucker, you know what I like"
Ooh, hang on

Black mamba don't compete
She got a mean streak
Temptation, bitter sweet
She got a mean streak
Black mamba don't compete
She got a mean streak
Temptation, bitter sweet

Mean streak, ooh
Mean streak
She got a mean streak, ah, ooh, ooh
She got a mean streak
Let me tell ya
Mean streak
Oh, oh, oh, mean streak
Mean streak
She got a mean streak

Deep Purple is one of the defining Hard Rock bands of the 70’s, and is co-credited with such bands as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin of creating the genre of Heavy Metal. They are best known for their song “Smoke on the Water”, as well as utilizing heavily distorted organ playing to mold their own unique heavy sound.

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