Cover art for Call Me Lightning by The Who

Call Me Lightning

The Who
Track 6 on Magic Bus 

Producer

Mar. 16, 19681 viewer

Call Me Lightning Lyrics

[Intro]
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)

[Verse 1]
See that girl who's smiling so brightly
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
Well, I reckon she's cool and I reckon rightly
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
She's good looking and I ain't frightened
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
I'm gonna show you why they call me Lightning
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)

[Chorus]
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)

[Verse 2]
Hey, little girl who's dancing so lightly
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
My XKE is shining so brightly
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
The noose around us is slowly tightening
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
I'm gonna show you why they call me Lightning
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
[Chorus]
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)

[Chorus]
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)

[Verse 3]
Hey, little girl who's dancing so lightly
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
My XKE is shining so brightly
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
The noose around us is slowly tightening
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
I'm gonna show you why they call me Lightning
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)

[Outro]
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
(Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
You can't catch me (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
I'm as fast as can be (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
They call me Lightning (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
I'm as fast as can be (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
No, you can't catch me (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
No, you can't catch me (Dum, dum, dum, du-rang)
Woo! Lightning...

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March 16, 1968
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