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So I sat in the attic,
A piano at my nose,
And the wind played a dreadful cantata (cantata...).
Sore was I from the crack of an enemy's hose,
And the horrible sound of tomato (tomato...).
Ketchup (ketchup)
Soup and puree (Soup and puree),
Don't get left behind (get left behind)...
When a rattle of rats had awoken,
The sinews, the nerves and the veins.
My piano was boldly outspoken, in attempts to repeat its refrain.
So I stood with a knot in my stomach,
And I gazed at that terrible sight
Of two youngsters concealed in a barrel,
Sucking monkberry moon delight.
Monkberry moon delight,
Monkberry moon delight.
Well, I know my banana is older than the rest,
And my hair is a tangled beretta.
When I leave my pajamas to Billy Budapest,
And I don't get the gist of your letter (your letter...).
Catch up! (catch up),
Cats and kittens (cats and kittens),
Don't get left behind (get left behind)...
Monkberry moon delight...
Monkberry moon delight...
A piano at my nose,
And the wind played a dreadful cantata (cantata...).
Sore was I from the crack of an enemy's hose,
And the horrible sound of tomato (tomato...).
Ketchup (ketchup)
Soup and puree (Soup and puree),
Don't get left behind (get left behind)...
When a rattle of rats had awoken,
The sinews, the nerves and the veins.
My piano was boldly outspoken, in attempts to repeat its refrain.
So I stood with a knot in my stomach,
And I gazed at that terrible sight
Of two youngsters concealed in a barrel,
Sucking monkberry moon delight.
Monkberry moon delight,
Monkberry moon delight.
Well, I know my banana is older than the rest,
And my hair is a tangled beretta.
When I leave my pajamas to Billy Budapest,
And I don't get the gist of your letter (your letter...).
Catch up! (catch up),
Cats and kittens (cats and kittens),
Don't get left behind (get left behind)...
Monkberry moon delight...
Monkberry moon delight...
Lyrics submitted by Mopnugget
Track duration: 05:24
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I love the song and find it very funny - although it's easy to see why John wasn't amused.
Ketchup, soup and puree are all things you can make out of tomatoes.
The cocaine reference is not there, because the song is too old for the modern terms you think are there.
A piano at my nose,
And the wind played a dreadful cantata"
Piano has 88 keys, a key is a measurement of a small amount of cocaine, generally what you would fit onto the end of your key. He was on a lot of cocaine.
"Sore was I from the crack of an enemy's hose"
People sometimes use a glass pipe to snort coke as it doesn't get stuck as much as it would in a rolled up note or piece of paper. I can imagine snorting from a broken pipe could be the cause of such discomfort.
"My piano was boldly outspoken, in attempts to repeat its refrain"
Anyone that's been in the depths of a coke binge will know that your confidence is boosted through the roof and your probably shouting to get a point across to whoever your talking to.
"Well, I know my banana is older than the rest,
And my hair is a tangled beretta."
I get an image of a scruffy McCartney that's been up drinking all night and is a lil worn out, he attributes this to age.
The repeating of "Don't get left behind" suggests that he has split a bag of coke with someone and is struggling to keep up with the lines being dished out to get his monies worth.
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There are several references to cocaine on this track from what I can see!
The second line REALLY sounds like, " a kilo up my nose" and not "a piano at my nose", which adds more credence to this being about fame, drugs, booze. Listen to it a few times and see if you agree.