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Lyrics: I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus's garden in the shade He'd let us in, knows where we've been In his octopus's garden in the shade I'd ask my friends to come and see In an octopus's garden with me I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus's garden in the shade We would be warm below the storm In our little hideaway beneath the waves Resting our head on the sea bed In an octopus's garden near a cave We would sing and dance around because we know we can't be found I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus's garden in the shade We would shout and swim about The coral that lies beneath the waves Oh what joy for every girl and boy Knowing they're happy and they're safe We would be so happy you and me No one there to tell us what to do I'd like to be under the sea In an octopus's garden with you in an octopus's garden with you in an octopus's garden with you |
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Abbey Road Anthology 3 1967-1970 (Blue Album) Lead Singer: Ringo Recording: 4/26/69, 4/29/69, 7/17/69, 7/18/69
What Goes On? Anomalies
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With some help from George Harrison, who rewrote the chord sequence for him, Ringo wrote his second and last Beatles' song with Octopus's Garden. It came about when Ringo was on a boating trip with his family in Sardina in 1968. The boat's captain had offered him an octopus lunch, but he turned it down. It was then that the captain began to tell him everything he knew about octopuses, and how they travel along the sea bed looking for shiny objects and stones with which to build gardens. With this information, Ringo came up with the idea for this song. Reminiscent of "Yellow Submarine," it was viewed by most as a children's song.