Lyrics to
High Ball Shooter

Released by Deep Purple in 1974
From the Album: Stormbringer |

This version of High Ball Shooter was released by Deep Purple in 1974.

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Well I’m a rock and roll preacher
Not a Sunday school teacher
You ain’t no shady lady
But I love the way you strut your stuff
You’re a snow queen looking mean
Tryin’ to make it on the scene
I guess you love it
‘Cause I always see you hanging’ around

You’re a high ball shooter
You make it easy to see
High ball shooter
You sure ripped the low ones off me

A magnet brought you to me
Told me your name was Jo
You said you liked my music
And you really did enjoy the show
Now I wanna play piano
But my fingers don’t agree
They’re busy on you woman
And I feel your fingers workin’ on me

You’re a high ball shooter
You make it easy to see
High ball shooter
You sure ripped the low ones off me

It’s time to leave you honey
I know you’re feeling sad
Don’t you cry now baby
You know that only makes me mad
I see you everywhere I go
Every town and place
I can’t recall your name
But I know I won’t forget your sweet face

You’re a high ball shooter
You make it easy to see
High ball shooter
You sure ripped the low ones off me
‘Cause you’re a high ball shooter
You make it easy to see
High ball shooter
You sure ripped the low ones off me


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The lyrics for High Ball Shooter are defined as the words making up the song released by Deep Purple in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to High Ball Shooter have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Deep Purple and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to High Ball Shooter by Deep Purple if you think through it. 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 High Ball Shooter" means the words set to the music of High Ball Shooter, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Deep Purple. 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 High Ball Shooter and the lyrics to High Ball Shooter are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Deep Purple who came here looking just for the lyrics to High Ball Shooter, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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