Come Together

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
		Daniel Boneschansker	October 18, 2008
	Both John and Paul were great admirers of Chuck Berry, and I believe both successfully cultivated the ability to create the freewheeling word-association type lyrics that seemed to constantly flow from Chuck Berry ("Two of Us" or "Three Legs" for Paul, "Come Together" or "Tight A$" for John). Unfortunately John's lyrics in this song came a little TOO close (to Chuck Berry's song "You Can't Catch Me") and it bit John in the A$. Except for the single line of pinched lyrics, this song really has no similarity to "You Can't Catch Me" or anything else, really. A very fine song, with a terrific piano and bass from Paul giving it a very distinct, smoky feel.	Bruce Beatlefan	December 1, 2005

Lyrics

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

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

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

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 'cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me

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