Lyrics to
Shiek

This version of Shiek was released by Zz Top in 1973.

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I met a shiek from Mozambique
who led me to the Congo.
He dreamed to go to Mexico
and sample a burrito.

My temperature had risen again,
it must have been a hundred and ten.

Under the oaks I was telling some jokes
and thinkin’ I had it made-
Gettin’ on with the folks, havin’ some Coke
and coolin’ off in the shade.

My temperature had risen again,
and it must have been a hundred and ten.

I took a boat that couldn’t float
to Rio de Janeiro.
So with my scuba I swam to Cuba
but I’ll be gone tomorrow.

My temperature had risen again,
it must have been a hundred and ten.

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About Lyrics and Shiek by Zz Top

The lyrics to Shiek are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Zz Top in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Shiek are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Zz Top and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Shiek back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Shiek by Zz Top in a number of 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 Shiek" means the words set to the music of Shiek, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Zz Top. 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 Shiek and the lyrics to Shiek are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Zz Top who came here looking just for the lyrics to Shiek, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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