Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
The Beatles
Track 21 on The Beatles (White Album)
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Nov. 22, 19681 viewer50.7K views
Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, it's such a joy, come on, it's such a joy
Come on, let's take it easy, come on let's take it easy
[Chorus]
Take it easy
Take it easy
Everybody's got something to hide
Except for me and my monkey
Woo!
[Verse 2]
The deeper you go, the higher you fly
The higher you fly, the deeper you go
So come on, come on
Come on, it's such a joy, come on, it's such a joy
Come on, let's make it easy, come on, let's take it easy
[Chorus]
Take it easy
Take it easy
Everybody's got something to hide
Except for me and my monkey, yeah
Oh!
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, it's such a joy, come on, it's such a joy
Come on, let's take it easy, come on let's take it easy
[Chorus]
Take it easy
Take it easy
Everybody's got something to hide
Except for me and my monkey
Woo!
[Verse 2]
The deeper you go, the higher you fly
The higher you fly, the deeper you go
So come on, come on
Come on, it's such a joy, come on, it's such a joy
Come on, let's make it easy, come on, let's take it easy
[Chorus]
Take it easy
Take it easy
Everybody's got something to hide
Except for me and my monkey, yeah
Oh!
[Verse 3]
Your inside is out when your outside is in
Your outside is in when your inside is out
So come on (Woo!), come on (Woo!)
Come on, it's such a joy, come on, it's such a joy
Come on, let's make it easy, come on, let's make it easy
[Chorus]
Make it easy (Woo!)
Make it easy (Woo!)
Everybody's got something to hide
Except for me and my monkey
Hey!
Yeah!
[Outro]
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Your inside is out when your outside is in
Your outside is in when your inside is out
So come on (Woo!), come on (Woo!)
Come on, it's such a joy, come on, it's such a joy
Come on, let's make it easy, come on, let's make it easy
[Chorus]
Make it easy (Woo!)
Make it easy (Woo!)
Everybody's got something to hide
Except for me and my monkey
Hey!
Yeah!
[Outro]
Come on, come on, come on, come on
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Genius Annotation
One of Lennon’s last truly wild rock numbers recorded by The Beatles, its barebones simplicity would later cause it to be regarded as a throwaway by its own author.
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What did The Beatles say about "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"?
Genius Answer
That was just a sort of nice line that I made into a song. It was about me and Yoko. Everybody seemed to be paranoid except for us two, who were in the glow of love. Everything is clear and open when you’re in love. Everybody was sort of tense around us: you know, ‘What is she doing here at the session? Why is she with him?’ All this sort of madness is going on around us because we just happened to want to be together all the time.
—John Lennon (from All We Are Saying by David Sheff)
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- 14.Don’t Pass Me By
- 16.I Will
- 17.Julia
- 18.Birthday
- 19.Yer Blues
- 21.Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
- 22.Sexy Sadie
- 23.Helter Skelter
- 24.Long, Long, Long
- 25.Revolution 1
- 26.Honey Pie
- 27.Savoy Truffle
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- 29.Revolution 9
- 30.Good Night
Credits
Producer
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Recorded At
Engineer
Backing Vocals
Bell
Vocals
Bass
Label
Maracas
Electric Guitar
Drums
Handclaps
Recorded At
EMI Recording Studios, St. John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England (June 27th, July 1st, July 23rd, 1968)
Release Date
November 22, 1968
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