The exact inspiration behind "Fairies Wear Boots" is unclear. In the 2010 d… Read Full Bio ↴The exact inspiration behind "Fairies Wear Boots" is unclear. In the 2010 documentary film Classic Albums: Black Sabbath's Paranoid, the band's bassist Geezer Butler states that Ozzy Osbourne composed the lyrics after a group of skinheads in London called him a "fairy" because of his long hair. However, Butler also stated Ozzy’s lyrics often went off in random tangents, and the second half of the song was about LSD.[4] Osbourne, in the same documentary, said he wrote the lyrics about LSD. In 2010, Osbourne stated in his autobiography I Am Ozzy that he did not recall what the song was written about.

Fairies Wear Boots
Black Sabbath Lyrics

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Goin' home late last night
Suddenly, I got a fright
Yeah, I looked through a window and surprised what I saw
Fairy with boots and dancin' with a dwarf
Alright now

Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
Yeah, I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies

Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes
Alright now

Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
Yeah, I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies
Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes
Alright now

So I went to the doctor, see what he could give me
He said, "Son, son, you've gone too far

'Cause smokin' and trippin' is all that you do"
Yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Black Sabbath's song "Fairies Wear Boots" tell a story of a late-night encounter with a fairy and a dwarf. The singer is walking home when he suddenly gets scared when he looks through a window and sees a fairy wearing boots dancing with a dwarf. The singer emphasizes that he's not lying and that people need to believe him. The repeated line "fairies wear boots" reinforces the idea that these beings are not just magical creatures, but also mischievous ones who like to cause trouble.

The song can be interpreted as a cautionary tale, with the singer realizing that his drug use has led him to a point where he is hallucinating and seeing things that may not be real. This is reinforced in the last stanza, where the singer seeks help from a doctor, who warns him of the dangers of drugs. Overall, the lyrics highlight the consequences of drug use and the importance of seeing things clearly.

Line by Line Meaning

Goin' home, late last night
I was heading back to my place, it was very late at night.

Suddenly I got a fright
All of a sudden I was scared and shocked by something.

Yeah I looked through a window and surprised what I saw
I peeked through a window and was astonished by what I saw.

A fairy with boots and dancin' with a dwarf
I saw a fairy wearing boots and dancing with a dwarf in the room.

All right now
Everything is fine now.

Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I am telling you the truth, fairies do wear boots.

Yeah I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies
I am not lying - I saw a fairy wearing boots with my own eyes.

Oh all right now!
Okay, now everything is good.

So I went to the doctor, see what he could give me
I went to the doctor to seek advice or medicine to help me.

He said son, son, you've gone too far
The doctor told me that I have gone too far and need to make changes to my lifestyle.

'Cause smokin' and trippin' is all that you do
The doctor told me that my excessive smoking and drug use is the reason for my hallucinations and that I need to stop.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: John Osbourne, Terence Butler, Tony Iommi, WT Ward

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