Deep Purple

Songwriter: Ian Gillan Ian Paice Jon Lord Ritchie Blackmore Roger Glover

Producer: Deep Purple

[Verse 1]
Good Golly, said little Miss Molly
When she was rockin' in the house of blue light
Tutti frutti was oh, so rooty
When she was rockin' to the east and west
Lucille was oh, so real
When she didn't do her daddy's will
Come on baby, drive me crazy, do it, do it

[Chorus]
I'm a speed king, you got to hear me sing, yeah
I'm a speed king, see me fly

[Verse 2]
Saturday night and I just got paid
Gonna fool about, ain't gonna save
Some people gonna rock, some people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Hard-headed woman and a soft-hearted man
They been causing trouble since it all began
Take a little rice, take a little beans
Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans

[Chorus]
I'm a speed king, you go to hear me sing
I'm a speed king, see me fly

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]
Good Golly, said little Miss Molly
When she was rockin' in the house of blue light
Tutti frutti was oh, so rooty
When you rockin' to the east and west
Some people gonna rock, some people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Come on baby, drive me crazy, do it, do it

[Chorus]
I'm a speed king, you go to hear me sing, yeah
Yeah, I'm a speed king, see me fly
I'm a speed king, you go to hear me sing
Yeah, I'm a speed king, see me
I'm a speed king, you go to hear me sing
I'm a speed king, see me

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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