Lyrics to
Shady Lady

This version of Shady Lady was released by Uriah Heep in 1975.

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Out from St. Louie, I wasn’t choosy
I just wanted to get back on the road
I hitched in cars, and worked in bars
Lookin’ for a place to lay down my load
I met a lady, a shady lady
And someone told her I was all on my own
She poured a beer and said “When I’m finished here
Hang around ’cause I’m taking you home

Don’t worry I’ll treat you all right
Don’t worry you can stay all night”
And I thought it was any easy ride
But I didn’t know where I was till I got inside

She said “Okay sonny, give me your money
And don’t start any foolin’ around”
I said “What?” I said “What
Don’t you think you’re turning me upside down”
She said “I don’t care, I’ve been everywhere
And I’ve not been lookin’ for you
But I’ll take you in and give you a spin
You’ll know some tricks by the time we get through”

Shady lady, you want it all your own way
Shady lady, you won’t let go of your prey
Shady lady, eat me up and spit me out
But let’s get started now I know what you’re talkin’ about

Now in the morning, as day was dawning
Shady asked me if I’d stay there awhile
I said “Stay? baby no way”
But I couldn’t keep myself from a smile
I said “Now no bye-bye’s, go in and dry your eyes
That ain’t fittin’ for a lady like you
Why not be smart, and give your life another start
But take care now whatever you do”

Shady lady I’m on my way
Shady lady we’ll meet again one day
And don’t worry ’cause when we do
I’m gonna make sure that there ain’t very much left of you

I gotta get out!

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About Lyrics and Shady Lady by Uriah Heep

When you decide to study the lyrics to Shady Lady, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1975 song by Uriah Heep. Some of the lyrics to Shady Lady have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Uriah Heep and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Shady Lady if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Shady Lady" means the words set to the music of Shady Lady, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. 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 Shady Lady and the lyrics to Shady Lady are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to Shady Lady, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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