This song seems to be written around the saying “one man’s meat is another man’s poison,” meaning that what’s good for one person might be bad for someone else.
[Verse 1]
Cold beer, strange cigarette
Getting you high, getting you wet
Falling in love, falling out of debt
Straight, gay, black or white
Strutting in the dark, hiding in the light
Doing it wrong, doing it right, just doing it
[Pre-Chorus]
You got your life on the one hand
Mine in the other
I got the right, we all got the right
[Chorus]
One man's meat is the other man's lousy luck
One man's meat is someone's empty well
One man's meat is some guy's aching butt
One man's meat, another man's living hell
[Verse 2]
Short, fat, thick or thin
Take it in the gut, take it on the chin
Living in glory, living in sin
Hard day's work, going down slow
Riding the road, where the green grass grows
Watching in die, what d'you know
Watch it
[Pre-Chorus]
You got your life on the one hand
Mine in the other
I got the right, we all got the right
[Chorus]
One man's meat yeah, is the other man's lousy luck
One man's meat is someone's empty well
One man's meat is some guy's aching butt
One man's meat, another guy's living hell
[Guitar Solo 1]
[Chorus]
One man's meat yeah, is the other guy's lousy luck
One man's meat is someone's empty well
One man's meat is some guy's aching butt
One man's meat, it's another man's living hell
One man's meat is the other man's lousy luck
One man's meat is someone's empty well
One man's meat is some guy's aching butt
One man's meat, another man's living hell
[Guitar Solo 2]
[Harmonica Outro]
One Man’s Meat was written by Ian Gillan & Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover.
One Man’s Meat was produced by Roger Glover & Thom Panunzio.
Deep Purple released One Man’s Meat on Fri Jul 02 1993.