(Blackmore/Lord/Evans/Simper/Paice) Vaguely inspired by an Otis Spann number, and again it´s an attempt to widen the scope of a plain 12 bar sequence; in fact the verses are 14 bars long and the guitar solo verses are 17 bars long. Interesting words from Rod.
There´s a black hill We had a climb Everything I need but nothing´s mine Satan´s world, I´ve had a kill Why didn´t Rosemary ever take the pill? Lying there waiting, waiting for the kill Oh man won´t do it, but the devil will
I´m losing time and my mind Why can´t I ever have what´s naturally mine? I got life and the things that go with it If there´s something else, where can i get it? Lying there waiting, waiting for the kill Oh man won´t do it, but the devil will
Well here´s my views, I always lose Things I want to do are yesterday´s news Say life´s a ball, I´ve had it all
Out there in another dance hall Lying there waiting, waiting for the kill Oh man won´t do it, but the devil will
Take me as I am, an excuse for a man Wherever I push someone stops my hand As a matter of interest, tell me if you will Why didn´t Rosemary ever take the pill? Lying there waiting, waiting for the kill Oh man won´t do it, but the devil will