Lyrics for Taxman as interpreted by Ice

Taxman Lyrics
Let me tell you how it will be,
There’s one for you, nineteen for me,
‘Cos I’m the Taxman,
Yeah, I’m the Taxman.
Should five per cent appear too small,
Be thankful I don’t take it all,
‘Cos I’m the Taxman,
Yeah, I’m the Taxman.
If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat,
If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet.
Taxman.
‘Cos I’m the Taxman,
Yeah, I’m the Taxman.
Don’t ask me what I want it for
(Taxman Mister Wilson)
If you don’t want to pay some more
(Taxman Mister Heath),
‘Cos I’m the Taxman,
Yeah, I’m the Taxman.
Now my advice for those who die,
Declare the pennies on your eyes,
‘Cos I’m the Taxman,
Yeah, I’m the Taxman.
And you’re working for no-one but me,
Taxman.

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pkjun
04-14-2002

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At their acerbic best. Well, second best. I like Back in the USSR better :)

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sqrt144
05-12-2002

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"declare the pennies on your eyes." God i love that line. People used to put pennies under the eyelids of corpses to keep the eyes shut.

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ladymadonna123
08-24-2002

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THIS IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL SONG FROM THE WONDER GEORGE HARRISON-THAT FUCKING MICHAEL JACKSON-PAUL AND RINGO SHOULD BEAT HIS ASS-THAT SONG DOES NOT BELONG IN A H&R BLOCK COMMERCIAL!!!
HE'S A PIECE OF SHIT.

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SgtPepperLHCB
09-10-2002

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Has anyone heard George Harrison's live version of this song with eric Clapton? Good Lordm it's awesome. You should download it off Kazaa or something. You won't be disappointed.

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joeyjoejoeshabadoo
04-18-2004

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This song was written by george as an offshoot to the high taxes imposed on the beatles in britain. Heath was the prime minister and wilson was the chancellor of exchequer, i think. probably

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Wyrm
05-14-2004

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No. The song was written around 1966. Harold Wilson was Labour Prime Minister from 1964 to 1970 while Edward Heath was the Leader of the Opposition (Conservative). There was an election in 1966 which Labour won, so good timing for the song by the Beatles. They were complaining that for very high-earners the tax on their income above a certain amount was 95% - but in all honesty there were so many loopholes to get around this that it smacks of nothing but greediness.

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shes_a_jar
09-23-2004

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I would have love to have heard "Taxman" sung at the Republican National Convention.

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meursaultsrevolver
09-29-2004

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i agree with wyrm with regards to greediness - it works better as an anthem for the working classes - the taxmen can suck my balls man
i love the 'and you're working for no one but me' line

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f1yank
12-04-2004

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The rich are taxed disproportionately everywhere. And it kills economies. These "loopholes" are never quite enough to combat governmental greed. Or, is a government incapable of this?

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ultraspamboy
12-24-2004

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I wouldn't be suprised if at some point the Republicans have used or will use this song in an attack ad on a Democrat.

I agree that the "declare the pennies on your eyes" reference is pretty intellectual. I didn't hear about that practice until I saw it in the movie "Troy", and I didn't have Revolver back then. If I had, I probably would have made a really funny face when I suddenly made the connection.

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maharishi
12-24-2004

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Paul played the bizarre guitar solo on this song.

The same recording of the solo is repeated at the end.

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Comrade_Liar
04-15-2005

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Tax the rich as much as possible, then when they run out of money feed them to the poor.

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washingtonative91
08-12-2005

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"Let me tell you how it will be, One for you nineteen for me". That sums it up for you. This my favorite song from "Revolver" (I bought just this afternoon). If you haven't bought Revolver yet, you have GOT to in the near future! It's not Sgt. Pepper or Abbey Road but it's still great.

By the way, in the beginning of Taxman, you can hear Ringo (?) counting off. Is this on both the US and UK verison or just the UK version?

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whiskeyclonehotel
09-10-2005

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I love this!, Beatles at their best me thinks

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bkat004
12-06-2005

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Probably the first ever song about greedy record producers

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baby blue
03-24-2006

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song kicks ass go get the concert for george album and listen to the tom petty version that is cool but doesnt match the beatles original but yea rockin song and some of you beatles fans IM me or email me

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Retribution
03-25-2006

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heyjude55
04-09-2006

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I love this song. I hate the IRS

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:-)
06-04-2006

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SUCH clever lyrics, I mean really clever, I mean so amazing, I mean George RULES

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catastrophysician
06-05-2006

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this fucking song is sooooooo sweet.
i sit around sometimes and ask my friends what makes it the best?
is it the guitar?
is it the cow bell?
the brilliant lyrics?
yes, it's all three.

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floating_eye
06-16-2006

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I love the song and of course greatly respect George as a (dead) person and musician, but this song seems a little ironic when compared to the his usual mantra of love, selflessness, spirituality...is the money all that important? Perhaps Zappa had a point in "we're only in it for the money"

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OpinionHead
01-10-2007

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Whatever, I think this song satirizes the more liberal mindset of Western Europe in regard to taxation of their citizenry. George Harrison is a masterful songwriter despite what anybody says.

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alisafemme
01-19-2007

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So like.

I've been listening to the Beatles since I was in 5th grade. I'm 23 now. I was having a witty conversation complaining about how poor I was and my boyfriend quoted a taxman lyric to me. So I thought I would use this lyric from Taxman, but I wanted to be sure of the exact wording, to respond to him with. I thought it was "If you drive too sexy, I'll tax your seat." I've thought it was that lyric since I was 11. Apparently not. Apparently it's "if you try to sit, I'll tax your seat."

I am disillusioned and feel rather odd now.

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Acidmother
11-04-2007

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Listen to this in the car really loud. Make sure you've got good bass. It's fantastic.

First off, the bass line is just sick. Also, the guitar at 1:11 is just awesome.

The end?

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Acidmother
11-04-2007

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Listen to this in the car really loud. Make sure you've got good bass. It's fantastic.

First off, the bass line is just sick. Also, the guitar at 1:11 is just awesome.

The end?

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