Little Red Riding Hood
Sam the Sham the Pharaohs Lyrics

Owoooooooo!
The singer is making a wolf howling sound as he starts the song.

Who's that I see walkin' in these woods?
The singer is asking who he sees walking in the woods.

Why, it's Little Red Riding Hood
The singer identifies the person walking in the woods as Little Red Riding Hood.

Hey there Little Red Riding Hood
The singer greets Little Red Riding Hood.

You sure are looking good
The singer compliments Little Red Riding Hood's appearance.

You're everything a big bad wolf could want
The singer suggests that Little Red Riding Hood has qualities that would attract a big bad wolf.

Listen to me
The singer urges Little Red Riding Hood to listen to him.

Little Red Riding Hood
The singer addresses Little Red Riding Hood again.

I don't think little big girls should
The singer thinks that young girls like Little Red Riding Hood shouldn't go walking alone in spooky old woods.

Go walking in these spooky old woods alone
The singer advises Little Red Riding Hood not to walk alone in the spooky old woods.

What big eyes you have
The singer comments on the size of Little Red Riding Hood's eyes.

The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad
The singer suggests that Little Red Riding Hood's eyes could be enchanting to a wolf.

So just to see that you don't get chased
The singer proposes to walk with Little Red Riding Hood so that she won't get chased.

I think I ought to walk with you for a ways
The singer decides to walk with Little Red Riding Hood for a while.

What full lips you have
The singer comments on the fullness of Little Red Riding Hood's lips.

They're sure to lure someone bad
The singer implies that Little Red Riding Hood's lips could attract someone who intends to do her harm.

So until you get to grandma's place
The singer wants to walk with Little Red Riding Hood until she gets to her grandma's place.

I think you ought to walk with me and be safe
The singer urges Little Red Riding Hood to walk with him for safety reasons.

I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on
The singer compares his outfit to a sheep's wool and intends to keep it on.

Until I'm sure that you've been shown
The singer wants to make sure that Little Red Riding Hood is safe before he takes off his sheep suit.

That I can be trusted walking with you alone
The singer wants Little Red Riding Hood to trust him when he is walking with her alone.

Little Red Riding Hood
The singer calls Little Red Riding Hood's name again.

I'd like to hold you if I could
The singer expresses his desire to hold Little Red Riding Hood.

But you might think I'm a big bad wolf so I won't
The singer refrains from holding Little Red Riding Hood because he is afraid that she might mistake him for the big bad wolf.

What a big heart I have
The singer comments on the size of his heart.

The better to love you with
The singer implies that his big heart enables him to love Little Red Riding Hood more.

Even bad wolves can be good
The singer believes that even bad wolves have a chance to be good.

I'll try to be satisfied just to walk close by your side
The singer is willing to walk beside Little Red Riding Hood and be satisfied with that.

Maybe you'll see things my way before we get to grandma's place
The singer hopes that Little Red Riding Hood will understand his intentions before they reach grandma's place.

Owooooooo I mean baaaaaa!
The singer makes the sound of a wolf and then adds a sheep's sound to it.

Baaa?
The singer makes a sheep sound.