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The Yardbirds – Drinking Muddy Water (1967) | Track profile | Dork

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Little Games
Drinking Muddy Water

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Drinking Muddy Water

Release date: 1967

From Little Games

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About This Track

"Drinking Muddy Water" is a track by The Yardbirds, from the album Little Games , released 1967. Full lyrics are available below.

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The Yardbirds

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Lyrics

Drinking Muddy Water

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Well, I've been running and a-hiding

Trying to lose my mind

Well, I've been running and a-hiding

Trying to lose my mind

Ever since you told me

That you weren't my kind

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Drinking muddy water

I don't know how long for

I've been drinking muddy water

I don't know how long for

Since I been running, babe

I been treated like a dog

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Track details

From Little Games

1967

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1967

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—Stealing, Stealing
—Little Soldier Boy
—Smile on Me
—Little Games
—Ha! Ha! Said the Clown
—No Excess Baggage
—Drinking Muddy Water
—Goodnight Sweet Josephine
—I Remember the Night
—Together Now
—Smile On Me (2002 Stereo Mix)
—Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor
—L.S.D.

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Writer: Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
Producer: Mickie Most