Bad Attitude

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord)

 take a look at
  these dirty hands
  take a look at this face these blazing eyes
  do you see me as a broken man
  tell me
  are you really that blind

  you got yourself a load of trouble now
  you got yourself a bad deal
  you say i've got a bad attitude
  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
  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
  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
  'cos 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 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

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

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

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 read
  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
  i felt just great when she pulled her 38's

  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 here we go again

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
  oh 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 darlin'
  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 20,000 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
  3 million out of work
  but that's on the 2nd page
  the alien has landed
  finger in his ear
  can't hear a word i am 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 you going boy
  i said nowhere
  she said i'm movng 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

  she said what do you do
  i said i'm a singer in a band
  she said ya 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 said what is this queen of the ping pong business
  she smiled what do you think
  it has no connection with china
  i said oow 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
  oh 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