And Your Bird Can Sing

Lennon/McCartney

Lyrics:
You say you've got everything you want
And your bird can sing
But you don't get me
you don't get me

You say you've seen the seven wonders
And you bird is green
But you can't see me
you can't see me

When your prized possessions
start to weigh you down
Look in my direction
I'll be round, I'll be round

When your bird is broken
will it bring you down
You may be awoken
I'll be round, I'll be round

You tell me that you've heard every sound there is
And your bird can swing
But you can't hear me
You can't hear me

Availability:

Anthology 2
Revolver
"Yesterday"...And Today

Lead Singer: John

Recording: 4/20/66, 4/26/66
Mixing: 4/20/66, 4/27/66, 5/12/66, 5/20/66
Length: 2:02
Take: 6 and 10

What Goes On? Anomalies

Whole Song
John's tambourine playing is very on-off beat,as if he couldn't decide what he wanted to do with it ...

0:02
John/Paul takes deep breath under the cover of the intro. (Right ear)

1:56
Faint guitar notes in with bass line, during and after fade out

Notes:

Written by Lennon, he described this song as fancy paper around an empty box - but even so, it was so good a song it seemed that no one noticed. He further describes it as "another horror. " He felt it was "full of fake wisdom, of those philosophically lightweight days when it seemed as if the world could be turned on its axis by a tab of acid and a few seconds thought." Still, it is one of the best musically on the album. It features a great guitar riff, and a great Lennon vocals, although somewhat disconnected.