It is known that Elle King is a big Hank Williams fan, and her saying that the song was inspired by country music (see “What have the artists said about the song?”), she probably got inspired by “Hey Good Lookin'” by Williams.
“Say, hey, good lookin', what you got cookin'?
How’s about cookin' someth...
[Verse 1]
I like the taste when it gets late
Ridin' on the wave of the craving
I wait and take these hunger pains
I'm starvin' but I think that I might be able
If you meet me in the kitchen, get your finger lickin'
Know I wanna do it, if you show me how to cook it
[Chorus]
Hey, baby
You can have me over easy, baby
Hey, baby
I know you like 'em extra greasy, baby
Hey, baby
You got the appetite to drive me crazy
Hey, baby
You won't be hungry when you leave me
You can have me over easy
[Verse 2]
I wake up to a hankerin'
Dreaming 'bout a bite of the huevos
And all day long, I sing this song
Waitin' just to run to the table
Can't stand them picky eatin' haters
Only eatin' taters
Stick their nose up to a chicken but they don't know what they're missin'
[Chorus]
Hey, baby
You can have me over easy, baby
Hey, baby
I know you like 'em extra greasy, baby
Hey, baby
You got the appetite to drive me crazy
Hey, baby
You won't be hungry when you leave me
You can have me over easy
[Verse 3]
You can have me in a quiche, you can boil me hard
You can cook me on the hood of your daddy's car
You can't have cookies, no, you can't have cake
How the hell are you supposed to have a chicken fried steak?
Load me up with cheese
Salt and pepper, if you please
When you get down to it, plain and simple's how you do it
[Chorus]
Hey, baby
You can have me over easy, baby
Hey, baby
I know you like 'em extra greasy, baby
Hey, baby
You got the appetite to drive me crazy
Hey, baby
You won't be hungry when you leave me
You can have me over easy
You can have me over easy
[Outro]
And that's right
Over Easy was written by Jessica Maros & Madi Diaz.
Over Easy was produced by Elle King.
“Over Easy,” that’s another very emotional song. That was the first video song-write that I’ve ever done. So fun. Madi Diaz wrote it with me. We did it in less than an hour, and laughed the whole time we wrote it. That song is yet another nod to me loving country music, as well as the art of innuend...