Lyrics to
Holy Cow

This version of Holy Cow was released by The Band in 1973.

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I can’t wheel
I can’t deal
Since you walked out on me
Holy smoke, what you doing to me?

I can’t eat
And I can’t sleep
Since you walked out on me
Holy cow, what you doing, child, child?

Holy cow, what doing, child?
(What you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain’t no joke
(No joke) hey, hey, hey

First my boss
The job I lost
Since you walked out on me
Holy smoke, what you doing to me?
Walking the ledge
Nerves on edge
Since you walked out on me
Holy cow, what you doing to me, child?

Holy cow, what doing, child?
(What you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain’t no joke
(No joke) hey, hey, hey

Holy cow, what doing, child?
(What you doing, what you doing, child?)
Holy smoke, well it ain’t no joke
(No joke) hey, hey, hey

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About Lyrics and Holy Cow by The Band

The lyrics for Holy Cow are defined as the words making up the song released by The Band in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Holy Cow have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Band and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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

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