Lyrics to
Medicine Man

This version of Medicine Man was released by Whitesnake in 1979.

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You never leave her alone,
I can see you never learn
When you’re playing with fire,
You get your fingers burned
There ain’t no use in crying,
Baby don’t delay,
You can call your doctor,
I’ll be there right away

I’m the medicine man,
Your doctor of love
Medicine man,
Doctor of love

When there’s a feeling inside,
That just can’t be denied,
I will be your medicine man

Now don’t you ever worry,
If you feel the fever rise,
You’ll never fool nobody,
When there’s fire in your eyes
There ain’t no use denying,
When you need it deep inside
You’ve got your witch doctor
To keep you satisfied

I’m the medicine man,
Your doctor of love
Medicine man,
Doctor of love

When there’s a feeling inside,
That just can’t be denied,
I will be your medicine man.

You never leave her alone,
I can see you never learn
When you’re playing with fire,
You get your fingers burned
There ain’t no use in crying,
Baby don’t delay,
You can call your doctor,
I’ll be there right away

I’m the medicine man,
Your doctor of love
Medicine man,
Doctor of love

When there’s a feeling inside,
That just can’t be denied,
I will be your medicine man
Your doctor of love
I’m medicine man,
Doctor of love…

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About Lyrics and Medicine Man by Whitesnake

The lyrics for Medicine Man are defined as the words making up the song released by Whitesnake in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Medicine Man have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Whitesnake 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 Medicine Man by Whitesnake 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 Medicine Man" means the words set to the music of Medicine Man, 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 Medicine Man and the lyrics to Medicine Man 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 Medicine Man, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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