Lyrics to
Skullduggery

This version of Skullduggery was released by Steppenwolf in 1976.

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Thought I was cool when I played in school for all my family
Had a smile for quite a while but now I finally see
All the girls at your feel made you want to play for free
Now I know they got my soul I was too damn blind to see

Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery

Out ‘ta sight everything’s alright are the words that fed my head
Don’t look now if you turn around you might just wind up dead
Got our crew and look it fool, the gun’s aimed at your head
Play all night better get it right tomorrow call the feds

Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery

Bridge: It’s too lake baby but it’s alright
’cause we’re gonna make it with you tonight
The world outsides’ livin’ all alone
‘Cause we’ve been makin’ plans of our own

Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery

Had your fun, now your work is done, you’ve just been usin’ me
All the while had a big bad smile but not quite like your fee
You’ve been a jerk for what it’s worth; a friend is what I need
Now I know that you’re the fool and I am finally free

Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery
Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery, Skullduggery

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About Lyrics and Skullduggery by Steppenwolf

When you decide to study the lyrics to Skullduggery, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1976 song by Steppenwolf. Some of the lyrics to Skullduggery have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Steppenwolf and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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

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