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Deep Purple - Speed King - Live (1970)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Performer
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Vocals
Ian Paice
Ian Paice
Drums
Jon Lord
Jon Lord
Keyboards
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Guitar
Roger Glover
Roger Glover
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Gillan
Ian Gillan
Songwriter
Jon Lord
Jon Lord
Songwriter
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Songwriter
Roger Glover
Roger Glover
Songwriter
Ian Paice
Ian Paice
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andy Knight
Andy Knight
Recording Engineer
Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Good Golly said little Miss Molly
When she was rockin' in the house of blue light
Tutti Frutti was oh so rooty
Rockin' to the east and west
[Verse 2]
Lucille was oh so real
When she didn't do her daddy's will
Come on baby drive me crazy do it, do it
[Verse 3]
'Cause I'm a speed king
You got to hear me sing
Yeah, I'm a speed king
See me fly
[Verse 4]
Saturday night and I just got paid
Gonna fool about isn't going to save
People going to rock some people gonna roll
Gonna have a party to save my soul
Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man
They been causin' trouble since it all began
Take a little rice, take a little beans
Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans
[Verse 5]
'Cause I'm a speed king
You got to hear me sing
Yeah, I'm a speed king
See me fly
[Verse 6]
Good Golly said little Miss Molly
When she was rockin' in the house of blue light
Tutti Frutti was oh so rooty
Rockin' to the east and west
[Verse 7]
Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man
They been causin' trouble since it all began
Take a little rice, take a little beans
Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans
[Verse 8]
'Cause I'm a speed king
You got to hear me sing
Yeah, I'm a speed king
See me fly
[Verse 9]
I'm a speed king
You got to hear me sing
Yeah, I'm a speed king
See me-
[Verse 10]
Yeah, I'm a speed king
You got to hear me sing
Yeah, I'm a speed king
See me fly
Written by: Richard Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger D. Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Anderson Paice

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