Lyrics to
Holy Man

This version of Holy Man was released by Deep Purple in 1974.

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Called to Madonna
To give me a line
She said boy what have you done
Passing your time with a holy man
Talking about the moon and sun
But I can’t tell the difference
Between the fool and wise
Show me a river to follow
Away from all these lies

I’ve been on my own so long
Won’t you lend me your hand
I’ve been picking up my bones too long
Won’t you understand

Called to the captain
To put me ashore
For it looked like no man’s land
Is this the way to follow
I cried as I shook his hand
He told me had no answer
He didn’t really hold the key
I am a simple man
Was all he said to me

I’ve been on my own so long
Won’t you lend me a hand
I’ve been out in the cold too long
Won’t you understand
I’ve been on the road so long
Won’t you lend me your hand
I’ve been out in the cold too long
Won’t you understand

Heard my mother crying
She was calling out my name
Whisper in the dark night
Saying who’s to blame
The hour glass keeps turning
With not enought sand to see
I am a holy man
So don’t you bother me

I’ve been on my own so long
Won’t you lend me your hand
I’ve been pickin’ up my bones too long
Won’t you understand
I’ve been on my own so long
Won’t you lend me your hand
I’ve been out in the cold too long
Won’t you understand?

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About Lyrics and Holy Man by Deep Purple

The lyrics for Holy Man are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1974 song by Deep Purple. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Holy Man have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Holy Man - Deep Purple and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Holy Man by Deep Purple in multiple ways. 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 Man" means the words set to the music of Holy Man, 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 Holy Man and the lyrics to Holy Man 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 Holy Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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