Rat Bat Blue Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro 00:00-00:30]

[Verse 1]
Hey baby, what you gonna do
When the lights go up on you?
What's your name, can I drive you home?
Sweet woman, are you all alone?

[Pre-Chorus]
You're the one for me
I'm gonna keep you busy as a bee
Could be, could be

[Chorus]
Ooh, rat bat-bat-bat blue
Woo
Rat bat blue
Rat bat blue

[Verse 2]
Now, get up woman, don't be slow
It's getting late and I wanna go
No cause for acting big
Got to love, got to live

[Pre-Chorus]
Stick around with me
I'm gonna show you things you never thought you'd see, you'd see
[Chorus]
Ooh, rat bat-bat-bat blue
You're so fine
Rat bat blue

[Instrumental Break 02:09-04:08]
[Organ Solo]

[Verse 3]
Get out, you didn't understand
I'm a hard lovin' man
No way you can satisfy
The way you look, the way you lie

[Pre-Chorus]
And when you shut the door
Make sure I don't see you 'round here no more, no more

[Chorus]
Ooh, rat bat-bat-bat blue
Rat bat blue
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Rat bat blue
Oh-oh-oh
All right
Ow ow
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Rat bat blue
Rat bat-bat-bat-bat bat blue

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About

Genius Annotation

“Rat Bat Blue” is the fifth track off of Deep Purple’s seventh studio album, Who Do We Think We Are.

This track, written in the key of G major, has a very heavy blues-based riff by Ritchie Blackmore, similar to another Deep Purple song “Sail Away”.

The song tells of a man’s desire to love a woman. Other highlights of the song are Jon Lord’s haunting organ solo and Ian Gillan’s piercing screams.

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