Dancing With Mr. D

Album: Goat's Head Soup (1973)
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  • Yeah, down in the graveyard where we have our tryst
    The air smells sweet, the air smells sick
    He never smiles, his mouth merely twists
    The breath in my lungs feels clinging and thick
    But I know his name, he's called Mr. D
    And one of these days he's going to set you free
    Human skulls is hanging right around his neck
    The palms of my hands is clammy and wet

    Lord, I was dancing, dancing, dancing so free
    And dancing, dancing, dancing so free
    And dancing, Lord, keep your hand off me
    And dancing with Mr. D., with Mr. D., with Mr. D

    And will it be poison put in my glass?
    And will it be slow or will it be fast?
    The bite of a snake, the sting of a spider
    A drink of Belladonna on a Toussaint night
    Hiding in a corner in New York City
    Looking down a forty-four in West Virginia

    I was dancing, dancing, dancing so free
    And dancing, dancing, dancing so free
    And dancing, Lord, keep your hand off me
    And dancing with Mr. D., with Mr. D., with Mr. D, with Mr. D., with Mr. D

    Dancing, dancing
    Dancing, dancing
    Dancing, dancing
    Dancing, dancing

    I was dancing, dancing, dancing so free
    And dancing, dancing, dancing so free
    And dancing, Lord, keep your hand off me
    And dancing with Mr. D. (with Mr. D.)

    One night I was dancing with a lady in black
    Wearing black silk gloves and a black silk hat
    She looked at me longing with black velvet eyes
    She gazed at me strange all cunning and wise
    I saw the flesh just fall off her bones
    The eyes in her skull was burning like coals
    Lord, have mercy, fire and brimstone
    I was dancing with mistress D

    Lord, I was dancing, dancing, dancing so free
    I was dancing, dancing, dancing so free, oh
    Dancing, dancing, dancing so free
    Dancing, dancing
    With dance, dance, dance, dance

    Dance, dance, dance, dance
    Dance, dance, dance, dance
    Dance, dance, dance, dance
    Dance, dance, dance, dance
    Dance, dance, dance, dance
    Dance, dance, dance, dance
    Dance, dance, dance, dance Writer/s: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 13

  • Lenny K from New JerseyAnna in Houston - As far as the first words, I believe they are "Get Dirty, Oh Get Dirty"
    GREAT Song!
  • Mitchell from OhAnd drank a belladonna on a touisant night
  • Steve from Phoenix, Az
    For the nice person looking for the first words>

    Dancing With Mr. D

    Down in the graveyard where we have our tryst
    (Tryst-Meeting Place usually used in witch gatherings)
    The air smells sweet, the air smells sick
    He never smiles, his mouth merely twists
    The breath in my lungs feels clinging and thick
    But I know his name, he's called Mr. D.
  • Davíd from Woburn, MaYeah, Fede is correct in that the infamous Mr. D is Death (like the Grim Reaper) NOT the Devil. It's one of my favorites by the Stones. Some of you have some pretty... uh... "interesting" theories about this one thought.
  • Anna from Houston, TxI wonder what the words are at the beginning? I hear: "You did it, oh keep doing it"? I cannot find this anywhere....
  • David from Ur, CoOne last word.
    ROCK AND ROLL IS BUILT BY BIBLICAL PROPHESY. IT IS ALL DESIGNED TO STEAL YOUR SOUL.

    I dont say dont listen and enjoy even because I find that the devils fake unintentionally, after the deciet is seen, speaks about secrets not intended to be revealed. For instance the gold suit. Never should have went that far with it. Normal everyday people are going to consider concepts like time travel and such. Thats right the bible agrees. God LET Lucifer see the future, Davids future, and Lucifer is trying to steal from the rightful heir. All prophesied.
  • David from Ur, CoIsaiah 13[12] I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

    This is the Mr. D he is attempting to be...
    Be ye not decieved.
  • David from Ur, CoDont be fooled. He is speaking of Mr. DAVID.. as in King David whos house has been wrecked and he is swinging from the chadaliers IN HIS PRESENCE. Lucifer is a usurper in the house of God. He wants to wear Davids clothing. Like in Narnia the "Wardrobe" takes them to the "Magical Kingdom" where they only ACT like the saints only in a way as to mock the Kingdom of God. But they end up REVEALLING it instead.

    Ps. I'm looking at your favorite album cover and for the life of me, I can't see any stones. I wonder what they rolled into?
  • Adam from Hampton, CanadaThe screams that can be heard after the second chorus during the guitar solo were recorded during a voodoo ceremony and are supposedly those of a possessed woman.
  • Bob from Chapel Hill, NcI used to think it was about Demerol
  • Fede from Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMr. D. is not the devil its the death. This had been said by Jagger.
  • Rhett from Melbourne, Australiathis is the opening track to Goat Head Soup - recognised as the Stones most underrated album and one of their more mellow ones
  • Chelsea from Nyc, OrJagger lobbied hard to make this one a hit. "Angie" blew it out of the water. Played live in '73 in Europe it never really took off. There is a great promo clip of this tune that features Jagger in a gold leather suit.
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