The lyrics refer to the 4 members of the band. At the time this song was written, the band was facing turmoil and conflict. Come together right now over me -- this is a plea by john to unite eihter under the dali lama or john lennon himself.
Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please
This is ringo. the joker in the band, some of this refers to his blues roots, and his groove steadily improving as the band matured.
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola
He say, "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me
This is harrison. George was the biggest follower of the hare krishna, he often went barefoot as was the practice of this religious movement. Also common for these followers, to play barefoot soccer referred to as toe-jam football. Monkey finger is a reference to his skill on the guitar. He shoots coca-cola was slang at that time for shooting up cocaine.
He say, "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
the mantra of the hare krishna.
He bag production, he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me
this is obviously john. bag production could either be the reference to ono's compnay, or "bad production", a reference to johns struggles making good music while addicted to drugs. Walrus is referenced. Ono is referenced as a sideboard, or something distracting john attention from the group. spinal cracker is probably the practice of Ono walking on his back. When john holds u close, u can feel his disease. John was self-doubting, self destructive, self-loathing at times.
He roller-coaster, he got early warning
He got muddy water, he one mojo filter
He say, "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good-looking because he's so hard to see
roller coaster. paul was up and down about keeping the group together. He got early warning from hi band mates that his superiority complex and his rding them would drive them apart. "One and One and One is three" This was Paul talking about the Beatles going on without him. Got to be good looking he is so hard to see. Paul was considered the good looking one.
ultimately, i think this song was an attempt for the beatles to come together, and be more united. this obviouisly did not succeed.
The lyrics refer to the 4 members of the band. At the time this song was written, the band was facing turmoil and conflict. Come together right now over me -- this is a plea by john to unite eihter under the dali lama or john lennon himself.
Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please
This is ringo. the joker in the band, some of this refers to his blues roots, and his groove steadily improving as the band matured.
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola He say, "I know you, you know me" One thing I can tell you is you got to be free Come together right now over me
This is harrison. George was the biggest follower of the hare krishna, he often went barefoot as was the practice of this religious movement. Also common for these followers, to play barefoot soccer referred to as toe-jam football. Monkey finger is a reference to his skill on the guitar. He shoots coca-cola was slang at that time for shooting up cocaine.
He say, "I know you, you know me" One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
the mantra of the hare krishna.
He bag production, he got walrus gumboot He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker He got feet down below his knee Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease Come together right now over me
this is obviously john. bag production could either be the reference to ono's compnay, or "bad production", a reference to johns struggles making good music while addicted to drugs. Walrus is referenced. Ono is referenced as a sideboard, or something distracting john attention from the group. spinal cracker is probably the practice of Ono walking on his back. When john holds u close, u can feel his disease. John was self-doubting, self destructive, self-loathing at times.
He roller-coaster, he got early warning He got muddy water, he one mojo filter He say, "One and one and one is three" Got to be good-looking because he's so hard to see
roller coaster. paul was up and down about keeping the group together. He got early warning from hi band mates that his superiority complex and his rding them would drive them apart. "One and One and One is three" This was Paul talking about the Beatles going on without him. Got to be good looking he is so hard to see. Paul was considered the good looking one.
ultimately, i think this song was an attempt for the beatles to come together, and be more united. this obviouisly did not succeed.