I Am The Walrus

[Late]

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.

See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.

I'm crying.

Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.

Corporation t-shirt, stupid Bloody Tuesday,

man, you've been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen,

I am the walrus.

Mr. City Policeman sitting, pretty little policemen in a row.

See how they fly like Lucy in the sky, see how they run.

I'm crying.

Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye.

Crab-a-locker fishwife, pornographic priestess,

boy, you've been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down.

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen,

I am the walrus.

Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.

If the sun don't come you get a tan

from standing in the English rain.

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen,

I am the walrus.

Expert, texpert, choking smokers —

don't you think the joker laughs at you?

See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they’re snide.

I'm crying.

Semolina pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower.

Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna,

man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.

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I felt like putting up these lyrics for fun. They're only my approximation.

The Wikipedia link is actually pretty interesting regarding this song.

I didn't know that "texpert" is a word that can be found in "urban" dictionaries, but I don't think it's current definition was what Lennon had in mind — but maybe so? I'm guessing that it was simply meant to be a nonce word.

[JSngry]

oh-HO! What a rich field this is!

[Teasing the Korean]

Thanks for posting! And here are the rest of the lyrics:

Villain, take my purse:

If ever thou wilt thrive, bury my body;

And give the letters which thou find'st about me To Edmund earl of Gloucester;

seek him out Upon the English party: O, untimely death!

I know thee well: a serviceable villain;

As duteous to the vices of thy mistress As badness would desire.

What, is he dead?

Sit you down, father; rest you.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

I AM CHEWY, I AM THE OWNER OF THE GREATEST U.S. EXAMPLE OF I AM THE WALRUS, I HAVE A US CAPITOL MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR, 1ST OFF THE LINE WITH THE 1ST SET OF A-STAMPERS AND B-STAMPERS PRODUCED IN USA FOR THIS RELEASE. COMPARED THE UK ITS TOILET PAPER, BUT FOR A US-ISSUE ITS THE CREAM OF THE CROP, OMFG IT SOUNDS AMAZING

Edited February 28, 2010 by chewy

[Teasing the Korean]

Chewy, I hope you mean the mono version. The stereo sucks, regardless of which pressing.

[JSngry]

I AM CHEWY, I AM THE OWNER OF THE GREATEST U.S. EXAMPLE OF I AM THE WALRUS, I HAVE A US CAPITOL MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR, 1ST OFF THE LINE WITH THE 1ST SET OF A-STAMPERS AND B-STAMPERS PRODUCED IN USA FOR THIS RELEASE. COMPARED THE UK ITS TOILET PAPER, BUT FOR A US-ISSUE ITS THE CREAM OF THE CROP, OMFG IT SOUNDS AMAZING

HAHAHA I HAVE AN ORIGINAL US CAPITOL SWIRL PICTURE SLEEEVE 45 THAT I BOUGHT IN 1967! OMFG THAT IS HOW I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER I AM THE WALRUS - IN REAL TIME ON A REAL $% ON A REAALLY SHITTY RECORD PLAYER AND I WIL ALWAYS LOVE IT LIKE THAT!

and oh, by the way, people who wanna get really into I Am The Walrus might want to do a Google search for "Walrus, Eggman & Pinguins" and peruse the results...

I'm just sayin'...

Thanks for posting! And here are the rest of the lyrics:

Villain, take my purse:

If ever thou wilt thrive, bury my body;

And give the letters which thou find'st about me To Edmund earl of Gloucester;

seek him out Upon the English party: O, untimely death!

I know thee well: a serviceable villain;

As duteous to the vices of thy mistress As badness would desire.

What, is he dead?

Sit you down, father; rest you.

The tape of the original BBC broadcast that was used for this has surivied and can be heard if you know where to look.

Once again, I'm just sayin'...

[.:.impossible]

"Shut the fuck up Donnie. "