The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
“Crawling Kingsnake” is the Black Keys‘ take on the classic blues song, inspired by Junior Kimbrough’s version.
The track has been recorded by multiple musicians, most notably John Lee Hooker and The Doors.
“Crawling Kingsnake” was released in April of 2021, ahead of the release of the Keys' tenth...
[Intro]
Ready? Yeah
[Verse 1]
Well, I'm a crawling king snake, babe
Crawl up on your door
Crawl up to your window, babe
Crawl up on your floor
I do anything I want to, babe
Crawl up on your door
Crawling king snake
And I'm going
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I'ma crawl up to your window, babe
Crawl up to your door
See anything I want to, babe
Crawl up on your door
Feed me coming in
Crawl up on your door, yeah
Crawling king snake
And I wanna
[Verse 3]
Well, my mama caught me crawlin'
Where those girls don't know
I wasn't very big then
And I wanna crawl some more
Do you love me, mom?
Crawl up to your door
Only thing you wanted, babe
Crawl up to your floor
Crawling king snake
And I wanna
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 4]
Crawling king snake, babe
Crawl up on your door
Do anything I want to
Crawl up on your door
Catch me crawling in
Do you want some more?
Know I want you
Crawl up on your door
Crawling king snake
And I wanna
Crawling Kingsnake was written by Bernard Besman & John Lee Hooker.
Crawling Kingsnake was produced by The Black Keys.
The Black Keys released Crawling Kingsnake on Thu Apr 15 2021.
In an interview with Pitchfork, lead singer Dan Auerbach said:
“This is basically folk music on a certain level, and a lot of this music is like hand-me-downs from generation to generation … I’m singing lyrics that are like third-generation wrong lyrics. I’m singing a certain version that Junior re...