Back Door Man

Written by Willie Dixon and recorded by Howlin Wolf in 1960. The song refers to a woman letting her lover in the back door as her husband leaves through the front door.

The Doors covered the song in 1967.

Lyrics (Doors version)


Wha, yeah
C'mon, yeah
Yeah, c'mon, yeah


Oh, yeah, ma
Yeah, I'm a back door man
I'm a back door man
The men don't know
But the little girls understand


Hey, all you people that tryin' to sleep
I'm out to make it with my midnight dream, yeah
'Cause I'm a back door man
The men don't know
But the little girls understand, all right, yeah


You men eat your dinner, eat your pork and beans
I eat more chicken than any man ever seen, yeah, yeah
I'm a back door man, whoa
The men don't know
But the little girls understand


Well, I'm a back door man
I'm a back door man
Whoa, baby, I'm a back door man
The men don't know
But the little girls understand