- 1956 Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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- 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!
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- 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
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- [piano / guitar solo]
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- 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!
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- [saxophone solo]
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- 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!
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- 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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