Lyrics to
Bloody Mary

This version of Bloody Mary was released by Whitesnake in 1978.

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When you’re waltzing down the High Street
Singing that sweet French perfume song
Looking out for the boys who couldn’t sing along.
Moving like a dancer on the ballroom floor,
Sweet ballerina get me begging for more
When you’re rolling your eyes behind your Dior shades.

Bloody Mary, the queen of the ball,
Bloody Mary, you want it all.
I’ve been looking for you, looking for me.

I like sugar in my woman more than saccharine,
Too much sweet talk make a nice boy mean.
All in all, Mary, you’re no good for me.
Just like a bee-sting, babe, you’re a pain in my heart
Hurting me more and more.
You get me down on my knees when you talk dirty to me.

Bloody Mary, the queen of the ball,
Bloody Mary, you want it all.
I’ve been looking for you.
Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary,
Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary.

You know that Madame Palm and her five sweet daughters
Couldn’t give a man what the doctor ordered.
Ooh, Mary, I love the way you turn it on.

Bloody Mary, the queen of the ball,
Bloody Mary, you want it all.
I’ve been looking for you.
Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary,
Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary.

You know that Madame Palm and her five sweet daughters
Couldn’t give a man what the doctor ordered.
Ooh, Mary, I love the way you turn it on.
I told, ooh, Mary, I love the way you turn it on.

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About Lyrics and Bloody Mary by Whitesnake

The lyrics to Bloody Mary are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Whitesnake used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Bloody Mary have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Whitesnake and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Bloody Mary by Whitesnake. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Bloody Mary" means the words set to the music of Bloody Mary, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Whitesnake. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Bloody Mary and the lyrics to Bloody Mary are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Whitesnake who came here looking just for the lyrics to Bloody Mary, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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