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John Lee Hooker — Crawlin' Kingsnake
Album: The Definitive Collection
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Released: 1948
Length: 2:38
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Well, I'm the crawlin' king snake
And I rule my den
I'm the crawlin' king snake
And I rule my den
Yeah, don't mess 'round with my mate
Gonna use her for myself
Caught me crawlin', baby, window
Grass is very high
Keep on crawlin' till the day I die
Crawlin' king snake and I rule my den
You better give me what I want
Gonna crawl no more

Caught me crawlin', baby, crawlin' 'round your door
See anything I want
I'm gonna crawl on your floor, let's crawl
And I rule my den
Come on, give me what I want
Ain't gonna crawl no more

Alright, crawl a while

Come on crawl
Come on crawl
You don't [Incomprehensible] on your hands and knees, baby
Crawl all over me
Just like a spider on the wall, oh
We gon' crawl, one more

Well I'm the crawlin' king snake
And I rule my den
Call me the crawlin' king snake
And I rule my den
Yeah, don't mess 'round with my mate
Gonna use her for myself
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Love it! John Lee Hooker was as wild and bold as he dared to be...blew a lot of people's minds! Perfectly apropos that Mr. Mojo and The Doors did such a killer cover of this on their bluesy masterpiece, LA Woman...
Posted 11 months ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Bultaco wrote:


Year after I was BORN. Wow........this is OLD!


So,the good news is you caught the 60s.
Posted 3 years ago by sadhugeorge100    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

I wonder what this is about? Hmmmm



Obviously it's about his love for herpetology....
Posted 3 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]



Please RP
blues
again
and again
for our hearts
in pain

y_Matt wrote:
S'il te plaît RP
du blues
encore
et encore
pour nos cœurs
en peine
 

Posted 4 years ago by sharkey    [ Reply ]
John Lee was an original and still the best! Second best is Elvin Bishop's version, with some truly snaky guitar.
Posted 4 years ago by derhey9416    [ Reply ]
Doesn't get much better than this.
Posted 4 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
+1, wtf was I thinking with a silly 8...it's a 9 at least...LLRP!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Some old slide Bonnie Raitt after this would be nice
Posted 4 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
S'il te plaît RP
du blues
encore
et encore
pour nos cœurs
en peine
Posted 4 years ago by Froggy_Matt    [ Reply ]
 Bultaco wrote:


Year after I was BORN. Wow........this is OLD!
 

And, as good today, as it ever was! Actually, better as, true real music lovers can still appreciate great talent!! Long live RP!! RIP, Sir.
Posted 4 years ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
That was obviously sarcasm. Wasn't it?   Sloggydog wrote:

You say that like there was a time when he was not??
 
Posted 5 years ago by steviedeant    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
That's right, 1948.
 

Year after I was BORN. Wow........this is OLD!
Posted 5 years ago by Bultaco    [ Reply ]
I don't like the Blues but dang does this crawls on ya!
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
That's right, 1948.
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Ah.....KICK ASS.....yes that covers it.
Posted 7 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
I wonder what this is about? Hmmmm
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I just love all this ole blues.
Posted 8 years ago by markthecarp    [ Reply ]
You can hear the freshness of his voice at the time {#Cheers}
Posted 8 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
That was a damn fine segue.
Posted 8 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
My favorite JLH. Just him and his guitar. Like you're in the room with him.
Posted 9 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
This set right now is ridiculously amazing.  Bill you Rock!
 2:42 pmJohn Lee Hooker
Crawlin' KingsnakeThe Definitive Collection (1948)7.7 2:35 pmLed Zeppelin
Babe I'm Gonna Leave YouLed Zeppelin (1969)8.9 2:32 pmNina Simone
Feeling GoodFour Woman: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings (1965)8.6 2:30 pmJ.J. Cale
After MidnightNaturally (1971)7.9

 
I'm happy to be here sharing these fabulous sounds with you beautiful people, Thank you!  : )
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
About 25-30 years ago, there was a local band in Cincinnati (and a rather good one at that) called "Steve Tracy & the Crawling Kingsnakes."  Always loved that name.  Now I know where it came from.
Posted 9 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 RedTopFireBelow wrote:
not my favorite Hooker tune but this man's voice was so sweet I woulda dropped to my knees for him....     oh yeah....

{#Hearteyes}

 
JLH was the original "Ladies Man"
Posted 9 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
Ahh, this must be the time, when John Lee was good!

 
You say that like there was a time when he was not??
Posted 10 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Ahh, this must be the time, when John Lee was good!
Posted 11 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 Mugro wrote:
This set is a sample of the reason why I listen to RP:

John Lee Hooker - Crawlin' Kingsnake
J.J. Cale - After Midnight
Subdudes - Late At Night
The Smithereens - Blood And Roses
Do you need some other definition of "eclectic"??
 
That is indeed an egg-zelent set.
Posted 11 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Oh man - this just got an instant 10.
Posted 11 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
This set right now is ridiculously amazing.  Bill you Rock!
 
2:42 pmJohn Lee Hooker
Crawlin' Kingsnake		The Definitive Collection (1948)7.7
 
2:35 pmLed Zeppelin
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You		Led Zeppelin (1969)8.9
 
2:32 pmNina Simone
Feeling Good		Four Woman: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings (1965)8.6
 
2:30 pmJ.J. Cale
After Midnight		Naturally (1971)7.9
 
I agree - last three songs have 9, 10 and 8 from me. Thank you!
Posted 11 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
This set right now is ridiculously amazing.  Bill you Rock!
 
2:42 pmJohn Lee Hooker
Crawlin' Kingsnake		The Definitive Collection (1948)7.7
 
2:35 pmLed Zeppelin
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You		Led Zeppelin (1969)8.9
 
2:32 pmNina Simone
Feeling Good		Four Woman: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings (1965)8.6
 
2:30 pmJ.J. Cale
After Midnight		Naturally (1971)7.9

Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
This is great, I really like his songs from the early years.
Posted 12 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
 drews wrote:
Check out cousin Earl Hooker's blues, you'd never guess the two were related. Earl Hooker played like the devil (way before Hendrix), before dying prematurely from tuberculosis in 1970. What a massive loss of talent. Go watch a blistering performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqYHbuustug

Thanks, that's superb. No histrionics, no over the top hair, no posing, just blistering guitar.
 


Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
God-Damn!  Have to wonder what this would have sounded like on first listen in 1948!{#Notworthy}
Posted 13 years ago by johkir    [ Reply ]
Jim Morrison *wished* to be this cool...
Posted 13 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
This set is a sample of the reason why I listen to RP:

John Lee Hooker - Crawlin' Kingsnake
J.J. Cale - After Midnight
Subdudes - Late At Night
The Smithereens - Blood And Roses
Do you need some other definition of "eclectic"??
Posted 13 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Check out cousin Earl Hooker's blues, you'd never guess the two were related. Earl Hooker played like the devil (way before Hendrix), before dying prematurely from tuberculosis in 1970. What a massive loss of talent. Go watch a blistering performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqYHbuustug




Posted 14 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
1948? 
Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]

I never could listen to JLH for a long stretch, but I just love the occasional track.  On no other radio station would this make it into the mix! Thanks Bill and Becca!


Posted 14 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
Played for 70 years and didn't made a single chord change! :D You have to respect that...

Posted 14 years ago by jablan    [ Reply ]
not my favorite Hooker tune but this man's voice was so sweet I woulda dropped to my knees for him....     oh yeah....

{#Hearteyes}
Posted 14 years ago by RedTopFireBelow    [ Reply ]
Hmmm, probably the first... {#Lol}

*good thing i said "probably", guess i wasn't... HAHA
As for this, very nice!!

9

Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
Sweet
Posted 14 years ago by dasfeuer    [ Reply ]