Thank You Very Much
The Scaffold were a comedy, poetry and music trio from Liverpool, England, … Read Full Bio ↴The Scaffold were a comedy, poetry and music trio from Liverpool, England, consisting of Mike McGear (real name Michael McCartney - brother of Paul McCartney), Roger McGough and John Gorman. They performed a mixture of comic songs, comedy sketches and the poetry of McGough, and released a number of singles on EMI between 1966 and 1970, and on Island and Warner Bros. thereafter, achieving Top 10 success in the UK with:

"Thank U Very Much" (No. 4), composed by McGear;
"Lily the Pink" (# 1), based on a traditional song about Lydia Pinkham.
"Liverpool Lou" (# 7), recorded during the 1974 McGear sessions with Wings.

Jack Bruce, Elton John, Graham Nash and Jimi Hendrix were among the session musicians who performed on The Scaffold's records (none of the trio being musicians).

Thank You Very Much
The Scaffold Lyrics


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Thank you very much for the Aintree Iron, thank you very much, thank
you
very very very much
Thank you very much for the Aintree Iron, thank you very very very
much.
Thank you very much for the birds and bees, thank you very much,
thank you
very very very much
Thank you very much for the birds and bees, thank you very very very
much.

Thank you very much for the family circle, thank you very much,
thank you
very very very much
Thank you very much for the family circle, thank you very much,
thank you
very very very very very very very very much.

Thank you very much for love
Thank you very much , thank you very very very much
Thank you very much for love
Thank you very very very much.

Thank you very much for the Sunday joint
Thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Thank you very much for the Sunday joint
Thank you very much, thank you very very very very, very very very very much

Thank you very much for playing this record, thank you very much,
thank you
very very very much
Thank you very much for playing this record, thank you very very
very much.

Thank you very much for our gracious team
Thank you very much, thank you very very very much.




Thank you very much for our gracious team
Thank you very very very much!

Overall Meaning

The Scaffold's "Thank U Very Much" is a jovial and sarcastic commentary on the superficiality of gratitude. Despite the repeated expression of thanks, there is a sense of insincerity and mockery underlying the song's lyrics. The song begins with "thank you very much for the Aintree Iron," which refers to the Grand National horse race trophy, suggesting that the singer is simply thanking others for their wealth and status symbols. The repetition of "thank you very much," with increasing emphasis on the "very," further emphasizes the singer's insincerity and suggests that the things being thanked for are not truly appreciated.


As the song progresses, the singer thanks someone or something for various other possessions or experiences, such as the birds and bees, the family circle, love, and even a Sunday joint (slang for a marijuana joint). Each thank you is tinged with irony and cynicism, highlighting the singer's attitude towards the material world and suggesting that true joy and gratitude cannot be found in physical possessions.


Finally, the song ends by thanking someone for playing the record and for the singer's "gracious team," further emphasizing the superficiality of the singer's thanks and the lack of true emotion behind them.


Line by Line Meaning

Thank you very much for the Aintree Iron, thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Thank you so much for the Aintree Iron, thank you excessively and deeply.


Thank you very much for the birds and bees, thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Thank you greatly for nature's wonder - birds and bees, thank you excessively and deeply.


Thank you very much for the family circle, thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Thank you so much for family and the bond shared, thank you excessively and deeply.


Thank you very much for love Thank you very much , thank you very very very much
Thank you excessively and deeply for love and its presence in life.


Thank you very much for the Sunday joint Thank you very much, thank you very very very much Thank you very much for the Sunday joint Thank you very much, thank you very very very very, very very very very much
Thank you so much for a delightful Sunday meal, thank you excessively and deeply for it.


Thank you very much for playing this record, thank you very much, thank you very very very much
Thank you very deeply for playing this record, thank you excessively and deeply.


Thank you very much for our gracious team Thank you very much, thank you very very very much. Thank you very much for our gracious team Thank you very very very much!
Thank you excessively and deeply for the generosity of our team, thank you greatly.




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Written by: MICHAEL MCGEAR

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