Matchbox
Perkins

Lyrics:
I said I'm sitting here watching
matchbox hole in my clothes
I said I'm sitting here wondering
matchbox hole in my clothes
I ain't got no matches
but I sure got a long way to go

I'm an old poor boy
I'm a long way from home
I'm an old poor boy
and I'm a long way from home
I've never been happy
cause everything I ever did was wrong

Well, if you don't want my peaches
honey please don't shake my tree
If you don't want any of those peaches
honey, please don't mess around my tree
I've got news for you baby
Leave me here in misery, all right!

Well let me be your little dog
till your big dog comes
Let me be your little dog
till your big dog comes
And when your big dog gets here
watch how your puppy dog runs

Well I said I'm sitting here watching
matchbox hole in my clothes
I said I'm sitting here wondering
matchbox hole in my clothes
I ain't got no matches
but I sure got a long way to go 		Availability:
Live At The BBC (CD)
Past Masters Volume One (CD)
Long Tall Sally (UK EP)
Something New (US)
Matchbox (US 45)

Lead Singer: Ringo

Recording: 7/10/63 (BBC), 5/1/64 (BBC), 6/1/64
Mixing: 6/2/64, 6/22/64
Length: 1:57
Take: 5

What Goes On? Anomalies

0:01 * NEW *
Heavy nasal intake.
0:09
Strange halt after the first "Matchbox hole in my .." in Ringo's voice. * NEW * Maybe this is because he's trying to remember if he's supposed to "wondering", "watching", or starting a new take because of cocked up lyrics.
0:14,0:42,1:31,1:34,1:38 * NEW *
Bad double tracking of vocals, esp. "Puppy-dog-py-dog runs" and what sounds like "We-We-Well ..." at 1:34
1:01-1:18 * NEW *
Some feature of the guitar solo coming in and out at these points causes the drums to fall further over to the left channel.
Note: I did not write or compile these anomalies. Please don't email me with new anomalies and please read the WGO Info page.

Notes:

© 1957 Hi-Lo Music Incorporated. All Rights assigned to Chappell and Company Incorporated, USA. Carlin Music Corporation, Iron Bridge House, 3 Bridge Approach, London W1 for the United Kingdom, British Commonweatlth (excluding Canada and Australasia), the Republic of Ireland and Isreal. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
Two BBC broadcasts: 7/30/63 on Pop Goes The Beatles and 5/18/64 on From Us To You.