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song list next song Deep Purple: Letter M Deep Purple: The Battle Rages On... Nasty Piece Of Work
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord)
Aaaah got my feelers out! Oh yeah!
Pleasure, I can give you pain
I'm the demon of misfortune
I can tell you bad luck is my game
Fire burning make you cold
You can touch but you can't hold
Ooh! It's an even split
Between zip and the number on your ticket ooh
Nothing to brag about, dragging in the dirt
Ooh! Nasty piece of work!

Down, down, get down on your knees
Running gonna bring you down
I'm a demon of disorder
You know I'm gonna drive you into the ground
As you're stepping through the door
Aah! My shadow crawls across your floor
Ouh! You dream of love
It's not enough, it's gonna come to nothing ooh
You ain't seen nothing, it's gonna get worse
Ooh! I'm nasty... nasty
Nothing to brag about, dragging in the dirt ooh ah
I'm a nasty piece of work!

Aah it's an even split
Between zip and the number on your ticket ouh yeah
You dream of love
It's not enough, it's gonna come to nothing
Nothing to brag about, dragging in the dirt
Yeah! You ain't seen nothing, it's gonna get worse
Nasty piece of work!
Ouh! I'm a nasty piece of work!
Ouh yeah! I'm a nasty piece of work!
Ha! Yeah! I'm a nasty piece of work!
Gha! He he he...
song list next song previous song Deep Purple: Deep Purple In Concert Deep Purple: Machine Head Never Before
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
Somebody, somebody come to my side
I'm tired, I'm crying, I'm sick inside
My woman, that woman just wasn't right

Help me now please my friend
I never felt so bad before
Never never before

So funny, so funny, just like a show
One name, two people, all in a row-ouh
Somebody, somebody, someone must go

Help me now please my friend
I never felt so bad before
Never never before

I was hurt when I was younger
By a woman who was cold-ouh
She took my name, she took my body
Then she threw away my soul

I can't hide, I can't hide my misery
I know my sorrow won't set me free
She did it, d'you see? She did it to me

Help me now please my friend
I never felt so bad before
Never never before
song list next song previous song Ritchie Blackmore: Ritchie Blackmore Vol. 1 Deep Purple: Fireball No No No
(Paice/Lord/Glover/Gillan/Blackmore)
Really hate running really hate the game
Looking at them all I wanna be unborn again
Their suit is getting tighter although they're getting thin
The flies are crawling on their face and trying to get in
People say that we're to blame I say
No no no it's just the game
Must we let them fool us no no no
Have we got our freedom no no no
Is it getting better no no no
Do we love each other no no no
Must we wait forever no no no

Heads are getting stronger bodies getting weak
Looking at them all it feels good to be a freak
Their hands are getting closer they're reaching out so far
The greenies gonna get them make them serve stars
Tell them how it is and they say
No no no we know it all
The washing's getting dirty the air is getting thin
It's all in such a mess that no one knows where to begin
They talk about creating but all they do is kill
They say we're gonna mend it but they never will
Poison in the rain but they say
No no no we ain't to blame
song list next song previous song Deep Purple: Live At The Olympia '96 Deep Purple: Fireball No One Came
(Paice/Lord/Glover/Gillan/Blackmore)
Maybe it's because I'm only starting
That I think it won't take too long
Maybe it's because I can see you laughing
That I think you've got it wrong
Maybe I could be like Robin Hood
Like and outlaw dressed all in green
Someone said what's he gonna turn out like
And someone else said never mind
Well I was big and bold and more than twice as old
As all the cats I'd ever seen
I grew my hair and bought a suit
Of shiny white or was it cream
I shook and shivered danced and quivered
And stood on a mountain top
No one came from miles around and said
Man your music is really hot

Well I knew what they meant because I was a freak
My throat was tired and worn
My pretty face just looked out of place
As they poured on the scorn
I wrote on yellow paper from a man who was the king
He said my boy we'll have some crazy scenes
There weren't any scenes at all like he was talkin' about
He must've been the king of queens
Well I could write a million songs about the things I've done
But I could never sing them so they'd never get sung
There's a law for the rich and one for the poor and there's another one for sing

It's die young and live much longer
Spend your money and sit and wonder
No one came for miles around
And said man your music is really funky

I believe that I must tell the truth
And say things as they really are
But if I told the truth and nothing but the truth
Could I ever be a star
Nobody knows who's real and who's fakin'
Everyone's shouting out loud
It's only the glitter and shine that gets through
Where's my Robin Hood outfit
Well I've come and I've gone before you wink an eye
No one ever cared enought to say goodbye
The money's good and the time you have
Fun and games galore
But you spend your money and lie in bed forgotten
And you wonder what you did it for
No one came from miles around
And said man who's he?
song list next song previous song Deep Purple: In The Absence Of Pink (Knebworth '85) Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers Nobody's Home
(Blackmore/Glover/Gillan/Lord/Paice)
Nothing I can do about it
Maybe I won't even try
Your will is determined to kill any
Reason of mine

I see you coming
With that look in your eye
You act like a king but you ain't got a
  thing
In your mind

And now there's nobody home
My belly is aching
Your image is blown
Your lights are burning bright
But Nobody's Home

You talk about love and affection
If only you could
You're full of pride but there's nothing
  inside
And you think you're so good

You know you got it coming to ya
All things return
You need me
It's not gonna be my concern

And now there's nobody home
Your message is changing
The children have grown
Your lights are burning bright
But nobody's home

I hear you crying
What can I say
You get what you give so
Forgive me as I turn away

Nobody's home
A legend is dying
The seeds have been sown
Your lights are burning bright
But Nobody's Home
song list next song previous song Deep Purple: Fireball The Noise Abatement Society Tapes
  • Midnight In Moscow
  • Robin Hood
  • William Tell
    (adapted Gillan/Glover/Blackmore/Lord/Paice)
       --- instrumental ---
    
    song list next song previous song Deep Purple: King Biscuit Flower Hour Deep Purple: On The Wings Of A Russian Foxbat Not Fade Away
    (Petty/Hardin)
    I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be
    You're gonna give your love to me
    I'm gonna love you night and day
    Well love is love and not fade away
    Well love is love and not fade away
    
    My love bigger than a cadillac
    I try to show it and you're drivin' me back
    Your love for me has got to be real
    For you to know just how I feel
    Love is real and not fade away
    Well love is real and not fade away
    
    I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be
    You're gonna give your love to me
    Love to last more than one day
    Well love is love and not fade away
    Well love is love and not fade away
    Well love is love and not fade away
    Love, love is love and not fade away
    Not fade away
    Not fade away
    
    song list Deep Purple: Letter O previous song Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers Not Responsible
    (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)
    Found some money in an old black jacket
    I'm going out tonight, gonna find me a woman or two
    I don't know how long it'll last
    But I never regret the past
    When I wake up tomorrow, I'll be looking around for you
    
    I got no reason to be down at the station
    I got no ticket but I'm gonna take a fucking ride
    Don't care where i go
    I never seem to know
    I never had a penny, but I never wondered why
    Oh no I never wondered why
    
    If I'm cold I need some heat
    If I'm hungry then I eat
    I'm not responsible
    
    I woke up this morning and i couldn't find my shoes
    It's one long party and I haven't seen the sun for days
    I'd take you out tonight
    But I'm just a little light
    So let's go out anyway, you'll be amazed
    
    I take my woman to the palace dancing
    I never coulda made it but the doorman is a friend of mine
    So I raise a glass to you
    The foot is on the other shoe
    You can pay the bill and while you're at it pick up mine
    Oh no no I don't mind
    
    If it rains I stay inside
    If I'm scared I run and hide
    I'm not responsible oh no