The Red and the Black
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
|---|---|
| Album | Tyranny and Mutation |
| Released | February 1973 |
| Length | 4:20 (album) 3:07 (7" single) |
| Writers | Albert Bouchard Sandy Pearlman Eric Bloom |
| Lead vocals | Eric Bloom |
The Red and the Black is the first track from Blue Öyster Cult's second studio album, Tyranny and Mutation. It was released as a 7" single in Japan with "Baby Ice Dog" as its B-side.
Lyrics
Canadian Mounted, baby
Police force that works
Red and black
It's their color scheme
Get their man
In the end
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Ah, yeah, my honeys know it's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Ah, yeah, baby knows it's all right
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Ah, c'mon kill 'em
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Look out
C'mon my husky
Frontenac Chateau, baby
I cross the frontier at ten
I got a whip in my hand, baby
And a girl or a husky
At leather’s end
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Ah, yeah, baby knows it's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Yeah, baby, yeah it's all right
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Ah, c'mon kill 'em now
(You'd kill, you'd maim)
Hornswoop me bungo pony on dogsled on ice
Make a dash for freedom, baby
Don't skate on polar ice
It's too thick to be sliced
By the light
Of long and white polar nights
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Ah, yeah, baby knows it’s all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) It's all right
(It's all right) Yeah knows it's all right
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Ah, c'mon and kill 'em
(You'd kill, you'd maim) Maim 'em, too
Ah, break it up
Trivia
- This song is a faster, re-arranged version of "I'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No Sheep" from the previous album.