Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
Great White
“Once Bitten, Twice Shy” is a 1975 song written and originally recorded by Ian Hunter, from his debut solo album ‘Ian Hunter’, which reached No. 14 in the UK Singles Chart. The song has been covered by several bands and artists including: Shaun Cassidy, The Angels, Eddie & The Hot Rods, and Gr...
[Verse 1]
Well the times are getting hard for you, little girl
I'm a humming and a strumming all over God's world
You can't remember when you got your last meal
And you don't know just how a woman feels
[Pre-Chorus]
You didn't know what rock and roll was
Until you met my drummer on a grey tour bus
I got there in the nick of time
Before he got his hands across your state line
[Verse 2]
Now it's the middle of the night on the open road
And the heater don't work and it's oh so cold
You're looking tired, you're looking kind of beat
The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet
[Pre-Chorus]
You didn't know how rock and roll looked
Until you caught your sister with the guys from the group
Half way home in the parking lot
By the look in her eye she was giving what she got
[Chorus]
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
[Verse 3]
Woman you're a mess going to die in your sleep
There's blood on my amp and my Les Paul's beat
Can't keep you home, you're messing around
My best friend told me you're the best lick in town
[Pre-Chorus]
You didn't know that rock and roll burned
So you bought a candle and you lived and you learned
You got the rhythm you got the speed
Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet
[Chorus]
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
[Pre-Chorus]
I didn't know you had a rock and roll record
Until I saw your picture on another guy's jacket
You told me I was the only one
But look at you now, it's dark as it's dumb
[Chorus]
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, baby
[Outro]
So shy, so shy, so shy, so shy
So shy, so shy, so shy, so shy
Once Bitten Twice Shy was written by Ian Hunter.
Once Bitten Twice Shy was produced by Michael Lardie & Alan Niven.
Great White released Once Bitten Twice Shy on Wed Apr 12 1989.
Izzy Stradlin of Guns N Roses suggested covering it. Guitarist Mark Kendall recalled:
Our manager managed Guns N’ Roses, and we had an album called “Once Bitten,” and so we felt like the obvious follow up would be “…Twice Shy,” and Izzy Stradlin, who played guitar in Guns N’ Roses, came to our mana...