Evil
Muddy Waters Blues Band Lyrics
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I met a king snake
He said excuse me Mister
I think I made a mistake
I looked at the lion
He bowed his head
I looked at the tiger
And he fell dead
Oh so evil
Evil, as anybody can be
You know I'm the hoochie coochie man
Don't nobody mess with me
I met an elephant
It was big as a house
I made him reduce
So he looked like a mouse
I met a [Incomprehensible] bear
And he was so big
I made him lose his hair
And now he needs a wig
Oh so evil
Evil, as anybody can be
I'm so darn gone evil boy
Don't nobody mess with me
I met a rattlesnake
He thought he was smart
He was double dealing [Incomprehensible] ace card
He sneaked up and bit me
Stretched out and died
So when you see me coming
You better run in high
Oh so evil
Evil, as anybody can be
You know I'm a nature born lover
Don't nobody mess with me
In the song "Evil," Muddy Waters sings about his power and dominance over both the animal kingdom and anyone who crosses him. He starts off with a story about meeting a king snake in the jungle who thought he had made a mistake, but it turns out that Muddy is in control. He then boasts about his ability to make an elephant shrink down to the size of a mouse, and make a bear lose all its hair. In the final verse, he meets a rattlesnake who bites him, but ends up dying from the encounter. Muddy uses these stories to demonstrate how nobody should mess with him because he is the "hoochie coochie man," a natural born lover with evil power.
By using animal imagery in this song, Muddy Waters connects himself to the natural world while also highlighting his superior power over it. The way that he brags about his conquests of these animals, reducing them to insignificant sizes or stripping them of their hair, shows his disregard for their lives and reinforces his own domination. The use of the phrase "evil, as anybody can be" further reinforces this idea, as if to say that his power is so great that it can only be seen as evil.
Overall, "Evil" is a song that shows Muddy Waters' confidence and power, but also highlights his cruel disregard for the natural world. The use of animal imagery reinforces his dominance and adds to the song's overall message of not messing with someone as powerful as Muddy.
Line by Line Meaning
I went through the jungle
I traveled through an unknown and dangerous land
I met a king snake
I encountered a dangerous and powerful snake
He said excuse me Mister
The snake spoke to me, showing it had intelligence and possibly intended harm
I think I made a mistake
The snake revealed that it may have misjudged the situation
I looked at the lion
I observed a powerful and majestic creature
He bowed his head
The lion showed submission or respect
I looked at the tiger
I observed a fierce and dangerous predator
And he fell dead
The tiger died, displaying my great power and influence
Oh so evil
I am a malevolent and malicious individual
Evil, as anybody can be
I am the embodiment of wickedness and malevolence
You know I'm the hoochie coochie man
I am a powerful and charismatic figure, capable of manipulating and controlling others
Don't nobody mess with me
No one dares to oppose or challenge me
I met an elephant
I encountered a massive and imposing creature
It was big as a house
The elephant was incredibly large and imposing
I made him reduce
I reduced the elephant's size and power
So he looked like a mouse
The elephant became weak and small, no longer a threat to me
I met a [Incomprehensible] bear
I encountered a dangerous and powerful bear
And he was so big
The bear was incredibly large and imposing
I made him lose his hair
I weakened and humiliated the bear
And now he needs a wig
The bear is now a shadow of its former self, its power and authority gone
I met a rattlesnake
I encountered a venomous and threatening snake
He thought he was smart
The snake believed that it was intelligent and cunning
He was double dealing [Incomprehensible] ace card
The snake attempted to deceive or cheat me, but failed
He sneaked up and bit me
The snake attempted to harm me but was unsuccessful
Stretched out and died
The snake perished as a result of its attempt to harm me
So when you see me coming
My reputation precedes me and elicits fear and respect
You better run in high
People feel threatened by my power and flee from me out of fear
You know I'm a nature born lover
Despite my malevolent nature, I have a passion for and connection to nature.
Don't nobody mess with me
People understand my power and avoid crossing me.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MC KINLEY MORGANFIELD
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3006khz
Right on, great tune / video.
fourty5mag
EVIL!!! Got to love it!! Funny video!!
Nizam Sukri
I'm here cause of my Evil Calling in Muddy Waters
slideharp1
A good'n - & lyric is hilarious,lol
gail brown
muddy waters was doing it long before howlin wolf
3006khz
@YEFJJ K. thank you for looking, i appreciate that.
lefoudelire
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lefoudelire
oops that was supposed to be a thumbs-up ..:-)