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ROLLING STONES LYRICS
GOMPER
Recorded: August 10 - 12, 1967.
Released
on Their Satanic Majesties Request in December of 1967. Several takes
were made of this one in the studio, with Bill Wyman playing bass on some takes and
Brian Jones on others. But any bass guitar played, along with the sitar, are barely
or not at all heard on the released album version. There is a
unreleased, instrumental version of this song that clocks in at around 10 minutes;
it has a
lot less flute and organ, but more of the slide dulcimer. IMO, it's the better
version and should have been released instead. Check it out on YouTube by
clicking
here.
Plus here is yet another, shorter unreleased version of the song that's
also up on YouTube that only features Brian and Charlie playing.
Vocals:
Mick Jagger
Tamboura, Slide Dulcimer, Sarod, Sitar,
Flute, Organ, Bass, Tabla & other Percussion: Brian Jones
Acoustic 12 String Guitar & Backing Vocals: Keith Richards
Percussion: Charlie Watts Bass: Bill Wyman (?)
GOMPER
(Jagger, Richards)
By the lake with lilly flowers
Wile away the evening hours
To and fro she's gently gliding
On the glassy lake she's riding
She swims to the side
The sun sees her dried
The birds hover high
I'd stifle a cry
The birds hover high
She moans with a sigh