Octopus's Garden Lyrics



Starkey


I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade
He'd let us in, knows where we've been
In his octopus' garden in the shade

I'd ask my friends to come and see
An octopus' garden with me
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' 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' 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' garden in the shade

We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
(Lies beneath the ocean waves)
Oh what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they're happy and they're safe
(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' garden with you.

 
Lead Singer: Ringo

Recording: 4/26/69, 4/29/69, 7/17/69, 7/18/69
Mixing: 4/29/69, 7/18/69
Length: 2:48
Take: 32

Anomalies

1:54 * NEW *
Right channel, horrible pop sound. At high volumes, this hurts.
Along with "Don't Pass Me By," this was one of 2 songs Ringo Starr wrote for The Beatles. It came about when Ringo was on a boating trip with his family in Sardina in 1968. The boat's captain 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.
This was one of The Beatles songs that kids loved. "Yellow Submarine" and "Rocky Raccoon" were others. (thanks, Dominic - Pittsburgh, PA, for above 2)
George Harrison helped Ringo write this during the Let It Be sessions. They are seen working on it in the movie Let It Be - George rewrote the chord sequence.
Ringo made the underwater sounds by blowing bubbles through a glass of water.
Ringo sang lead, as he did on many of the lighter Beatles songs, including "Yellow Submarine" and "Act Naturally."
 
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