So long, mockingbird
Laughing on the telephone line
So long. mockingbird
Laughing on the telephone line
I can read your mind from half a mile
Peek into your mind, but I won't say
Hello, open fields
I'm happy as a scarecrow now
Hello, open fields
I'm happy as a scarecrow now
Cars can pass me by, I don't mind
They can pass me by, I don't mind
So long, mockingbird
I won't miss your mockingbird face
So long, mockingbird
I won't miss your mockingbird face
I hate you so
Quoth the Johns:
This was intended to be a group a cappella number, but at rehearsal it was obvious that the fellas felt funny singing without their instruments, so we did it this way. That's Hal at the mighty Hammond B3 organ. The vocal was recorded as a guide track for the band, and then kept for this recording.