The Rolling Stones

Released: January 15, 1965

Songwriter: Arthur Butler Jerry Leiber

Producer: Andrew Loog Oldham

[Verse 1]
Lord I swear the perfume you wear
Was made out of turnip greens
And every time I kiss you girl
It tastes like pork and beans
Even though you are wearing them
Citified high heels
I can tell by your giant step
You been walking through the cotton fields

[Chorus]
Oh, you are so down home girl
Every time you monkey child
You take my breath away
And every time you move like that
I got to get down and pray

[Verse 2]
Do you know that dress of yours
Was made out of fiberglass?
And every time you move like that
I got to go to Sunday mass

[Chorus]
Oh, you are so down home girl
Oh, you are so down home girl

[Verse 3]
I am going to take you to the muddy river
And push you in
Just to watch the water roll on
Down your velvet skin
I am going to take you back to New Orleans
Down in Dixieland
I am going to watch you do the second line
With an umbrella in your hand

[Chorus]
Oh, you are so down home girl
I am with you baby
You are so down home
Ow! Yeah, too much
Out off sight
You are so down home girl

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

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