Come Together
Susan Getz Lyrics
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He come groovin' up slowly
He got joo joo eyeballs
He one holy rollers
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker
He just do what he please
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 bad production
He got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard
He one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knees
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
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
Come together, yeah
"Come Together" is a classic rock song by The Beatles that was released in 1969. Susan Getz covered this song in 2013 on her album of the same name which was produced by Grammy award-winning producer Narada Michael Walden. The song was composed by John Lennon and is said to be inspired by a Timothy Leary campaign slogan, "Come together, join the party". The song has a distinct bluesy feel and is a mix of different categories of music such as rock, blues and soul.
The song starts with the lyrics "Here come old flat top, he come groovin' up slowly". The flat top could be a reference to a hairstyle, while the "joo joo eyeballs" could be related to drug use. The lyrics make references to different things like monkey finger (a metaphor for drug injection), Coca Cola (again, possibly a reference to drug use), and Ono in "Ono sideboard" - this is referring to Yoko Ono, the woman who would eventually break up the Beatles. The song has a central message of bringing people together, which is emphasized in the chorus "Come together, right now, over me".
Line by Line Meaning
Here come old flat top
A figure characterized as having a flat top is arriving.
He come groovin' up slowly
He moves in a slow and smooth manner.
He got joo joo eyeballs
His eyes possess an elusive and mysterious quality.
He one holy rollers
He is a religious and faithful person.
He got hair down to his knee
His hair is exceptionally long, reaching all the way down to his knees.
Got to be a joker
He is expected to be someone that jokes around a lot.
He just do what he please
He acts freely and does whatever he desires.
He wear no shoeshine
He doesn't polish his shoes.
He got toe jam football
He has dirty feet and possibly an interest in football.
He got monkey finger
His fingers are nimble and dexterous.
He shoot Coca Cola
He consumes Coca Cola.
He say I know you, you know me
He claims to have a mutual understanding with someone.
One thing I can tell you is
He asserts that he knows at least one thing for certain.
You got to be free
The listener should be unresrained and unfettered.
Come together, right now
People should assemble immediately.
Over me
He wants the people to join together in a celebration of his influence.
He bad production
He has poor manufacturing quality.
He got walrus gumboot
He has an unusual gumboot that resembles a walrus.
He got Ono sideboard
He has an extravagant sideboard leaning towards Japanese style as well as something which belonged to Yoko Ono.
He one spinal cracker
He is able to realign a person's spine and other aspects of their body.
He got feet down below his knees
The artist is describing the figure's unusual lower body or that he is metaphorically above the people around him.
Hold you in his armchair
The listener should allow the figure to embrace them in his chair.
You can feel his disease
Being close to the figure is harmful or unpleasant.
He roller coaster
He is reminiscent of the thrill ride that takes you up and down unexpectedly.
He got early warning
He is an indicator of something important that may happen in the future.
He got muddy water
He is associated with the sluggish, murky substance of muddy water.
He one Mojo filter
He has unusual and significant power to intevene and change someone's destiny or rhythm.
He say one and one and one is three
He believes in the existence of mystical, unexplainable things.
Got to be good looking
He requires that the people be well-presented or beautiful looking.
Cause he's so hard to see
Seeing him is difficult for some reason.
Come together, yeah
He encourages everyone to assemble.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tratore
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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