Deep Purple Mandrake Root

This is the fifth track from Deep Purple s debut album, Shades of Deep Purple (1968). Lineup (Mk I) Rod Evans: lead vocals, Ritchie Blackmore: guitar, Nick Simper: bass guitar and backing vocals, Jon Lord: organ, keyboards, backing vocals, Ian Paice: drums Lyrics: I ve got a Mandrake Root It s some thunder in my brain I feed it to my babe She thunders just the same Food of love sets her flame Ah, stick it up