I haven’t been able to find lyrics for the Arkells’ song “John Lennon” anywhere on the Interweb, so I made an attempt to transcribe the lyrics. If you can figure out the parts I’ve missed, or if you have a correction, please let me know, because I’m currently obsessed with this bouncy tune and I’d love to sing along. In the privacy of my own room, of course.
You can listen to “John Lennon” for free at CBC Radio 3’s New Music Canada, and you can find more Arkells music on iTunes, at CBC Radio 3, or at MySpace Music.
Head on the wall and my piss hardly makes the stall
And this time it’s not an act, this time I swear it’s fact
Now I ramble on about that girl who’s gone
And I tried teaching her guitar, now she’s standing at the bar
She tells me her favorite song and I say, Yeah, that’s a good one
She says it follows her around, no shit, it’s by The BeatlesI’m so lost and I live just around the corner
Well, here’s a thought, yeah, (_ we’re _ out the _ ?)
And I’m John Lennon in ‘67, I’m John Lennon in ‘67
I’m John Lennon in ‘67, I’m John Lennon in ‘67I was in love again and the good (red wants to jam instead ?)
Morgan’s hearing none of it, she says we’re doing it again
The neighborhood’s up in arms, they’re trying to shut down all the bars
When everyone’s a private eye, they’re hiding in the bushes every night
The cops square off in the street, the dogs go through the garbage
You won’t stay for the night tonight, well, I know all about the tonic, honeyI’m so lost and I live just around the corner
Well, here’s a thought, yeah, (_ we’re _ out the _ ?)
And I’m John Lennon in ‘67, I’m John Lennon in ‘67
I’m John Lennon in ‘67, I’m John Lennon in ‘67Head on the wall, my piss hardly makes the stall
And this time it’s not an act
