Fairies Wear Boots
Black Sabbath * Track #8 On Paranoid
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Fairies Wear Boots by Black Sabbath
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Black SabbathProduced by
Rodger BainWrited by
Tony Iommi & Bill Ward & Geezer Butler & Ozzy OsbourneAbout
This song is about Skinheads. At the time in England, Skinheads were not racists, but punks and anarchists. They usually wore boots, which is how Sabbath got the title.
We smoked a lot of dope, so that might be why some of the lyrics are a bit unusual.
—Tony Iommi
The lyrics were inspired by an i...
Fairies Wear Boots Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro: Jack the Stripper 00:00-01:30]
[Verse]
Goin' home late last night
Suddenly, I got a fright
Yeah, I looked through a window and surprised what I saw
Fairy with boots are dancin' with a dwarf, alright, now
[Chorus]
Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
Yeah, I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies
Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes, alright, now
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
Yeah, I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies
Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me
I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes, alright, now
[Outro]
So, I went to the doctor, see what he could give me
He said, "Son, son, you've gone too far
'Cause smokin' and trippin' is all that you do," yeah
Fairies Wear Boots Q&A
Who wrote Fairies Wear Boots's ?
Fairies Wear Boots was written by Tony Iommi & Bill Ward & Geezer Butler & Ozzy Osbourne.
Who produced Fairies Wear Boots's ?
Fairies Wear Boots was produced by Rodger Bain.
When did Black Sabbath release Fairies Wear Boots?
Black Sabbath released Fairies Wear Boots on Fri Sep 18 1970.
What did Black Sabbath say about "Fairies Wear Boots"?
There used to be fighting all the time. I used to be a football [soccer] fan—well, I still am—and I’d go down to watch the [Aston] Villa [Football Club]. I had long hair at the time. Then this one day, the skinheads, or hooligans, turned on the people with long hair, even though we were fans too. So...