Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Benmont Tench
Electric Piano
Howie Epstein
Bass Guitar
Mike Campbell
Slide Guitar
Stan Lynch
Drums
Tom Petty
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Petty
Producer
Mike Campbell
Producer
Alan Weidel
Assistant Engineer
Don Smith
Mixing Engineer
Shelly Yakus
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Doo-doo, da-doo, da-doo
Doo-doo, da-doo, da-dee
Doo-doo, da-doo, da-doo
Doo-doo, da-doo, da-dee
[Verse 2]
"Look we got another one, just like the other ones
Another badass, 'nother troublemaker
I'm scared, ain't you boys scared?
I wonder if he's gonna show us what bad is?
Boys, we got a man with a dog collar on
Think we oughta throw ol' Spike a bone?"
[Verse 3]
Make me say
"Doo-doo, da-doo, da-doo"
"Doo-doo, da-doo, da-dee"
"Doo-doo, da-doo, da-doo"
"Doo-doo, da-doo, da-doo"
[Verse 4]
"Here's another misfit, another Jimmy Dean
Bet he's got a motorbike, what do y'all think?
Bet if we be good, we'll get a ride on it
If he ain't too mad about the future
Maybe we oughta help him see
The future ain't what it used to be, no"
[Verse 5]
Listen, hey Spike, what do you like?
Hey Spike, what do you like?
"Oh, nothing"
[Verse 6]
Doo-doo, da-doo, da-doo
Doo-doo, da-doo, da-dee
Doo-doo, da-doo, da-doo
Doo-doo, da-doo, da-dee
[Verse 7]
Hey Spike, what do you like?
Hey Spike, you're scaring my wife
Please Spike, tell us 'bout life
Could you tell me 'bout life?
I might need me a dog collar, too, boy
It might make me say
Say, "Ow"
I might say, might say
Written by: Tom Petty