song "Little demon" (Jay Hawkins, Irving Nahan)

• BMI work number: 879121
• Songwriter/Composer: Jay Hawkins (CAE/IPI #40687777), Irving Nahan (CAE/IPI #21972100)
• Publishers: Screamin' Jay Hawkins Music Pub (CAE/IPI #120889571)

Versions

1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins () Recording: 1956 Musicians: Screamin' Jay Hawkins (vocals, piano)
1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins	7" single I put a spell ony you	US:
Beatles () Recording: 1969 rehearsals for album GET BACK

Lyrics

1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins   Down in the valley on a foggy [...] 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 MUP MUP MP UM MUPA UM MUPA MUP MUP MUP MEPOP MEPAPA MEPOP MUP MUP ME MO That cat was mad!   He had steam in his soul for the one he loves so He had death on his mind 'cause my demon let him go Gonna run through the world till he understands his pain Somebody help him get his demon home again MUP MUP MUP UM MUPA UM MUPA MUP MUP MUP MEPOP MEPAPA MEPOP MUP MUP ME MO That cat, that cat was mad! Yeah   [piano / guitar solo]   He made the sky turn green, he made the grass turn red He even put pretty hair on granma's bald head He did the moon back up, he even pushed back time Took the tooty out of fruity, had the devil drinkin' wine MUP MUP MUP UM MUPA UM MUPA MUP MUP MUP MEPOP MEPAPA MEPOP MUP MUP ME MO That cat was mad!   [saxophone solo]   His demon felt good 'cause she finally got across To the crazy little demon that a woman's still above Down in the valley on a foggy [...] You can still hear this demon blowin' his top He did a MUP MUP MUP UM MUPA UM MUPA MUP MUP MUP MEPOP MEPAPA MEPOP MUP MUP ME MO That cat, that cat was ma-aaad!   He pushed back night, brought in afternoon He even made Leap Year jump over the moon He took the 4th of July and he put it in May He took this morning, bought back yesterday MUP MUP MUP UM MUPA UM MUPA MUP MUP MUP MEPOP MEPAPA MEPOP MUP MUP ME MO That cat was mad, huh! Huh ha ha ha! Ooh!

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