Custard Pie Lyrics
Ooh
Drop down, baby, let your daddy see
Drop down, my lady, just dream of me
Well, my mama, allow me to fool around all night long
Well, I may look like I'm crazy, I sure know right from wrong
[Verse 2]
See me comin', throw your man outdoor
Ain't no stranger, done been this way before
See me comin', mama, I throw your man outdoor
I ain't no stranger, I been this way before
[Verse 3]
Put on your night shirt and your morning gown
You know by night I'm gonna shake 'em on down
Put on your night shirt, Mama, and your morning gown
Well, you know by night I'm sure gonna shake 'em on down
Shake it, shake it
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 4]
Oooh, your custard pie, yeah, sweet and nice
When you cut it, mama, save me a slice
Your custard pie, yeah
I declare you're sweet and nice
I like your custard pie
When you cut it, mama, mama, please save me a slice
Oh, I chew on a piece of your custard pie
I chew on a piece of your custard pie
I chew on a piece of your custard pie
I chew on a piece of your custard pie
Drop down, drop down, drop down
Drop down, drop down, yeah
Drop down, drop down
I chew on a piece of your custard pie
About
“Custard Pie” opens up Physical Graffiti with difficult-to-comprehend lyrics that are full of sexual double-entendres. These pay homage to several different blues songs like “Drop Down Mama,” “Shake ‘Em On Down,” and “I Want Some Of Your Pie.”
The instrumentation of the track is fast and contains a few solos; Jimmy Page’s uses wah-wah effects on an ARP synthesizer, while Robert Plant opts for a traditional harmonica solo. Bonham’s drumming is also prominent throughout the entirety of the track.
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In a 2015 retrospective, Consequence of Sound said:
Bouncy opener ‘Custard Pie’ kicks off side A with a raunchy innuendo, its closing blues harmonica solo trailing into ‘The Rover,’ which touts some of Jimmy Page’s most underrated guitar lines. These steady rockers set the tempo and build momentum — integral when you’re trying to keep listeners entertained for 82 minutes.
- 1.Custard Pie
- 2.The Rover
- 6.Kashmir
- 7.In the Light
- 8.Bron-Yr-Aur
- 10.Ten Years Gone
- 11.Night Flight
- 12.The Wanton Song
- 13.Boogie with Stu
- 15.Sick Again
