LITTLE DEMON (Hawkins - Nahan) SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS (OKEH 7072, 1956) Down in the valley on a foggy hill rock Stood a crazy little demon blowin' his top Fire in his eyes and smoke from his head You gotta be real cool to hear the words he said He did a... Mop-mop-mop-mmm-mop-mmm-mop-mmm... etc. That cat was mad! He had steam in his soul for the one he loves so He had death on his mind, 'cause Miss Demon let him go Gonna run through the world till he understands his pain Somebody help him get Miss Demon home again He did a... Mop-mop-mop-mmm-mop-mmm-mop-mmm... etc. That cat, that cat was mad, yeah! Ohw! He made the sky turn green, he made the grass turn red He even put pretty hair on grandma's bald head He made the moon back up, he even pushed back time Took the tutti out of frutti, had the devil drinkin' wine He did a... Mop-mop-mop-mmm-mop-mmm-mop-mmm... etc. That cat, that cat was mad, oohw-oohw-oohw! Miss Demon felt good, 'cause she finally got across To the crazy little demon that a woman's still the boss Down in the valley on a foggy hill rock You can still here the demon blowin' his top He did a... Mop-mop-mop-mmm-mop-mmm-mop-mmm... etc. That cat, that cat was mad! He pushed back night, brought in afternoon He even made leap the itch up over the moon He took the fourth of July and he put it in May He took this morning, brought back yesterday He did a... Mop-mop-mop-mmm-mop-mmm-mop-mmm... etc. That cat was mad, oohw-oohw-oohw! Aaaaah, uh! |