I am the Walrus (with lyrics)

[HeatherGreenleaf]

and more than 15 years ago, I started learning English with - among other songs from the Beatles - this one... Then my teacher wondered how i knew words like "walrus" and "custard" xD hahaha. Still love it today !

[williamptwo]

bury my body...untimely death

[CaliRose99]

Did anyone else hear the guy say "paul is dead" at the end or is it just me?

[trainman142]

Whenever i text someone and i have nothing to say, i say....... I am the walrus!

whenever there is an awkward moment, i say....... I am the walrus!

whenever i say something just for fun i say...... listen to this song and i give them a link

haha i bet you thought i was going to say i am the walrus!

[MrBandgeek117]

I feel like this song is about a mentally insane person waiting to be taken to an insane asylum by the cops so ya

[HGalaxyO4]

you gotta give them credit... anyone who can put "sittin on a cornflake" in a song HAS GOTTA HAVE SOME SKILL

[MrEfrain650]

@theshadow422 they were for writing parts of the song

[57yearcrucifixion]

This song reminds me of my ex-boss, Attorney Mike Cavanaugh, at the Law Firm Graham & James in Washington, D.C. - The Law Firm symbol was a walrus. Sunday, February 19, 2012 (C.E.), 11:33 AM (Earth-Eastern Standard Time)

[Porty1119]

Uh...yeah...serious trip on this one xD

[theshadow422]

Brilliance !!!!! The weren't high stfu

[lastdeathrow]

ha did anybody notice they refered to another song they wrote while high lucy in the sky

[kittycat112338]

7 people are not a walrus XD

[maddyfriend222]

Sitting on a... CORNFLAKE?!? Lol, cool(:

[crazy3happy2chick8]

John Lennon wrote this song to confuse people who were analyzing songs for free and selling the meaning to companies... and then english teacher...

[McMull500]

lennon's such a troll

[Madridbigfan]

Best music ever

[15Jsayrestem]

They weren't high when they wrote this. John Lennon received a letter from his old high school english teacher saying that his students were analyzing The Beatles lyrics for meaning. John Lennon Wrote the song I am A Walrus to confuse the students as musch possible.

[Thetruthwillkillyou]

sex with a prostitute and using her knickers as a form of bondage whilst talking to another couple on the phone.

The Sun is Jesus Christ.

Expert textpert....sending rude pictures to other couples.

Don't you think the joke laughs at you..Christ is taking the piss out of MI6...they tried to kill him many times.

Christ played the full verses of the raven to the german parliament and alone many times on live bbc broadcasts.The penguins - oxford - were not happy.

[Thetruthwillkillyou]

egg man...psychomp ( proteus)

waiting for a van to come ( see passenger lyrics )

stupid bloody tuesday- Godess Tye...Jennifer Ellison.

Let your face grow long - reference to Christ during his 7 year tribulation ( 2004-2011.)

I am the walrus...Christ's last incarnation was Joseph Stalin ( 1878-1930 )

Mr City Policeman..english riots and kettling.

Boy you let your knickers down- the government tried to blackmail Christ through a phone tap of christ having

[Lichamespia]

Lennon wrote this in response of some teachers that wanted to disect Beatles songs.

[TheLoserNextDoor14]

awks didn't see the comment right below me . oh well XD

[TheLoserNextDoor14]

i herd he wrote this so he can troll this teacher that got his students to annilize beatles' songs

[babybackbitch1993]

John Lennon made this song to troll a teacher who made her class study the beatles lyrics

[ilyverymuchly]

A whole generation of kids think "ku ku katchoo" comes from Finding Nemo. xD

[tadu126]

Lennon explained much of the song to Playboy in 1980:[2]

"The first line was written on one acid trip one weekend. The second line was written on the next acid trip the next weekend, and it was filled in after I met Yoko... I'd seen Allen Ginsberg and some other people who liked Dylan and Jesus going on about Hare Krishna.From the horses mouth- Paul never died- he is still alive today- and there was never an "original Paul- wth are you talking about dude?!

[WeirdGuy855]

Now Iknow where SEGA got their inspiration for Dr.Eggman

[jediewok16]

The song was written after the Beatles were going through fan mail, and they picked one out at random, which turned out to be from a school John had attended when he was young. And, the letter said that they were analyzing the lyrics of his songs in class. So, John wrote the nonsensical I Am The Walrus, largely based on The Walrus & The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll. " This seems the best explanation to me yet.

[jacksbf4ls]

I am glad they made this song cuz it's awsome, but put down the markers ansd glue!!!

[Spazzattak75]

John Lennon wrote this song to troll a teacher who made his student analyze Beatles music. Look it up.

[iamthewalrus604]

BEST BEATLES SONG EVER!!!!!!!!!! (i bet you can tell by my username) this is the best beatles song before they broke up!!!

[xxxxxButtersxxxxx]

they werent high and no it wasnt for a university professor the professor excuse was so that nobody would catch on to the fact that the line "i am the walrus" was reffering to the fact that when the original paul died he was decapicated and the cop who originaly went to the scene had said "oh look at him he looks like a walrus" thanks you guys for lookng dumb and saying that they were high or on drugs when they wrote this... if you check their songs or album covers you know the truth of them

[GladysMrtnz]

This is my weed smoking song.

[Ramoneur73]

I read somewhere that these lyrics were an answer to the fact that university teachers were studying the Beatles lyrics in class. Lennon then decided to write a meaningless song to see what kind of bullshits would come out from Oxford big brains.

[figgyforprez]

@Ramoneur73 I heard that too. Haha XD

[Staffordsara11]

This is my favorite song ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[theshadow422]

WTF were they smoking whatever it is I want some right now

[lovethebeatles03]

The walrus and the egg man, came together and met lucy in the sky with her diamonds, in their yellow submarine.

[TribonRA]

came here just to here the beatles troll.

[lpbh25]

Brilliant; weird, but brilliant.

[thenomadsoulX]

Actually its genious! at 3.24 it sounds like a beatbox scratch YEARS before scratch was invented (in purpose)



[crazychik101ful]

They probably were on drugs when they did this AND Lucy in the sky with diamonds. ;)

[123paulmccartney]

I luv this song!

[jaylinpont51397]

@harrypotterfreak444 it is true

[MikeYoshi56]

People who wanna be the guy are silly.

I wanna be the walrus.

[hunterjay1000]

uhhhhh, it cooo, cooo, cha, chu

[rex00190]

Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye... WTH?!?!?! D: Sounds yummy.

[Laraiabobaia]

I love The Beatles but.... How high were they when they wrote this song? :P

[rayrayfl13]

@Laraiabobaia john lennon wrote most of the lines one at a time on a different acid trip each time

[hunterjay1000]

@Laraiabobaia very.

[Melink03]

@Laraiabobaia John Lennon intended to troll teachers who had their students interpret Beatles lyrics.

[MaximumtheZinc]

@Laraiabobaia John Lennon wrote it to troll a school teacher who had his students analyze their lyrics, which is why it's so out there. Admittedly John was also on LSD for the first two lines or the lyrics on the first slide. :3

[thanh609]

@Laraiabobaia They wrote it to troll a teacher when they "analyze their song"

[movadoband]

@Laraiabobaia hiiiigh as f*ck probably, check the lyrics...it's a god philosophy that's just starting to gain acceptance, : I am 'him/god" as you are him/god....it's time to accept responsibilty for being human beings, lying is really difficult with information flowing freely as it does today.

[chellymrdillon]

@Laraiabobaia They wrote this song in order to troll a teacher who made his kids analyze Beatles lyrics.

[housecomputer420]

@Laraiabobaia he actually wrote it to troll school teacher having kids interpret beatles lyrics

[CirnoPony9]

@Laraiabobaia John Lennon wrote this to troll a school teacher that made his students analyze the meanings of Beatles songs.

[wtflizeth505]

Hipster John Lennon... min. 2: 40 In soviet Russia, jokes laughs at you... (He wrote it before it was cool)

[Suzie5804]

am i the only one who gets REALLY effected by 2.00 - 2.19 ahhh shudder. i LOVE ITT!

[Yay4Gravy]

I AM THE EGGMAN. (woman, i guess..)

[TheCatCaptors]

Yikes, the Beatles LOSE is on LSD...

[AnonymousFawkes5]

This is my theme song after a five day speed binge and my brain is paranoid and crazy as shit.

[2014lizziee]

isnt it "Koo koo Kachu" ..?

[CoFMinion2010]

@2014lizziee No



[ultimatebeachlover]

My English teacher played this for us during class....he also told us about how John Lennon was on LSD when he wrote this.... Makes a lot of sense when u listen to the lyrics....

[Gabrius98]

Only five people???? Ahahah

Dick-heads,fuck you off!

BEATLES ROCKS!

[lolololking]

@hannahebuckley they were past pot on this one, judging by the strangeness of this song, im assuming acid

[RiverCityMadman1969]

@lolololking Actually song was written as a response to a letter Lennon received about how his lyrics were being interpreted in a music class in Liverpool.

[MursuTheMan]

I am the walrus!

[generalgeek314]

0.o

[lostfilm4ever]

there's a reference to lucy in the sky with dimonds

[V0ice0fReason]

remember kids, drugs are bad.

[paramorerox121323]

Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye???... That puts a nasty picture In my head...

[ehandler]

So how many drugs were they on when they wrote this? My guess is at least LSD Pot and Shrooms

[cpsrisri123]

The BBC banned this song for use of the word "knickers." there is FAR worse words in songs that aren't banned today :-/

[imAsweetPotato]

I'm not even going to try to comprehend this song...just revel in it and sing.... :D

[cpsrisri123]

And I thought they were high when they wrote Yellow Submarine...

[celestriaful]

good



[WILLNONELETMEUSETHIS]

@scrubby1619 It's four people. They ditched the 5th guy.

[insomniacfreakify]

Thumbs up if you thought your left ear went deaf at first :D

[keyblade19961]

5 peaople are seals ._.

[ZOMGlolzWORLD]

Lol "like Lucy in the sky"

lucy in the sky with diamonds :3

[GuillotineGirl6663]

Listened to this in History roflmao, I was the only one who new it, my history teacher is DABOMB!<3

[Landon139]

Looking at the cover for Magical Mystery tour, I can understand why John was the center of the tension in the beatles.

[XXXInfamousRavenXXX]

the beatles made this song to prove that not all songs have a meaning.

[12oliviapanda]

Best. song. ever...



[austinshaddtv]

LSD is a hell of a drug.

[lindseytheplatypus]

5 people dont like walruses, eggmen, experts, joking smokers, pig styes, or the eiffel tower,

[TwigsInc]

COO COO KACHOO

[ciara931]

coo coo kachoo :D

[TheDarthPineapple]

@ciara931 goo goo g'joob ;D

[Julesnshane]

John wrote the first 2 lines of I am the Walrus while on LCD and later he purposely made the song confusing. See John learned there was a teacher having his students decipher Beatles lyrics so he thought it would be funny to made the most confusing song ever made. Thus, I am the Walrus was born!!

[ColdBlitz12456]

someone sang during happy hour! *points finger*

[iambobbytwix]

I like to sing it as; "Crabalocker fishwife, Elmo's dancing chickens" even though Elmo didnt go around haunting people in the 60s

[LuciferRogue]

Pahaha they definitely were high

[AnimalLover338]

I love the beatles!!!! There awesome because there songs are like sooooo hippie like and weird in a good way!!!!!

[TourettesSomething]

Wow... John's heavily distorted voice makes this rock song pretty hard.

Heh... the eggman... Seriously, you know that's where Sega got the idea for that name.

[thisguy463]

Well, I am Mr. Eggman Walrus

[TourettesSomething]

@thisguy463 No. I AM the Eggman Walrus.

[CombatArchery]

At the end it sound like ...smoke pot, smoke pot, every body smoke pot, smoke pot, smoke pot every body smoke pot..

[kylewilson91118]

@CombatArchery but its good advice lol

[dramuhcween]

@CombatArchery They do saay thaat. xD my dad found that out

[103peaceout]

@CombatArchery that is scrued up what u said

[CombatArchery]

@103peaceout i am 54 years old and i have heard this song all my life...do you know what is being said?

[CombatArchery]

@103peaceout what do you think the beatles where smoking

[Ahansefy]

@CombatArchery Knowing the Beatles you're probably right

[CelticPrez]

Ocean Colour Scene - The Day We Caught The Train completely ripped this!

[aaronfawcett9911]

Taking the time to Analise a song for meaning only to find that the song is basically taking a jab at those who do so. A bit ironic that in Johns attempt at making a pointless song that can't be analysed he left very clear messages about those who analyse not only music but also literature. He just could not manage to make a meaningless song :)... not in this case anyway

[rockerduff1231]

@aaronfawcett9911 analyze?

[aaronfawcett9911]

@rockerduff1231 yeh I meant analyse lol (I'm not from the country with a love of 'z's though)

[xzday]

They purposely wrote this song with no meaning to confuse people. XD They so goofy!

[racrbryce325]

whats this song about i dont get it

[Sammik01]

@racrbryce325 no one knows what the song is about, they were on drugs when they wrote it. I dont think the Beatles know what this song is about.

[Scrubby1619]

Five people aren't the Walrus.

[keyblade19961]

@Scrubby1619 make that 7

[fiaaluvsyuhhbaby]

I Have Been Listening To The Beatles Since In The Womb (:

[ThePitbullLuva]

Wow, They were clearly high when they wrote this... Did you know Lucy In the Sky With Dimonds means LSD? Lucy? Sky? Dimond? MARMALADE SKIES?? KALIDASCOPE EYES? Yeah.. They were high when they wrote alot of them, that's why their so weird ._. Btw, I love their songs Rofl

[Uncovered3rdEye94]

@ThePitbullLuva I'm pretty sure Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds wasn't about LSD. I think it's about a picture about some girl Lucy O'Donnel or something like that. I don't even think they did LSD at that point. At least that's what I heard. And I could be wrong. And the song is strangly trippy to be written by a sober mind. But that's where the Beatles amaze you haha.

[Julesnshane]

@Uncovered3rdEye94 I believe Lucy in the sky with diamonds was written about LSD because they did do it. The first two line of I am the Walrus, John wrote on LSD. :)

[TheNeonPie]

@ThePitbullLuva It actually wasn't . John's son drew a picture and named it that. They didn't even realize thats what it said until later. But, they did say drugs were obviously an influence in their song.

[pikatherock]

my question to the 5 people who disliked this is,

how can u hate a song thats literally about nothing?

[Smooshiii]

At the end it says everybody smoke pot everybody smoke pot. Hahaha I love the Beatles <3

[trollinsince99]

The Walrus: I am John Lennon

[NInjaEmoPandaDanii]

lololol it's KOO KOO KA CHU....

[luigifan607]

Wait..'HOO HOO HOO HEE HEE HEE HAA HAA HAA'.....LIL' CAL?!

[TheARMADILLO101]

I'm Canadian and I knew what knickers meant.

[SilverBeatles320]

whooo those happy pills I took do work O_O

[thibjadet]

Can anyone tell me what the ending is saying?

[mundanewarrior]

smoke pot smoke pot everybody smoke pot

[Wondskyeshine]

this song is weird but cool!! full of nonsense :D

[apachewarhero2323]

Knickers are pants...

[MrMisael970]

man i was curious of the lyric cause i though he said you let you n****rs down and it was knickers wtf is that?

[Wondskyeshine]

@MrMisael970 knickers means pants...its a british term. what a yank you are lol!

[csblazers66]

@TerranceSnodgress it is goo goo gjoob

[TerranceSnodgress]

im 18 an they say koo koo kachoo not goo goo gjoob lol but yea beatles are the bomb

[MaddoxandMiller]

I'm thirteen and I wish that my generation could just see how amazing the beetles music is.

[Wondskyeshine]

@MaddoxandMiller I agree, I'm twelve.

[WritehandedMadrigal]

@Wondskyeshine

I'm eleven and I love the beatles they are the best band ever

[SpaceHerpesKing]

sounds like he said ''You let ya niggas down''

[PalomaaDoll10o]

i love it how at 3:30 they start saying every body somke pot ! everybody smoke pot ! (x no wonder parents didnt like their kids listening to this back then .

[CrazedMuppet]

i think its tears dropping form the dead dogs eyes!

[Ambiguos3]

Um, what does this song mean?

[rscard119]

@Ambiguos3 it doesn't they were really messed up when they wrote it, lol which is why it basically makes no sense, but its so awesome, it doesnt need to make sense

[ltpigeon9302]

I believe someone was high when they wrote this song.

[cindyrella909]

poor replay button :(

[Coolguyus123]

i don't know but beatles songs make me teary eyed in a good way

[MegaEmokid23]

Five people are not the walrus's

[MegaEmokid23]

they were younger when they made this, weren't they?

[karlybabiie]

@MegaEmokid23

this was their 9th album. so not reallyy

[MegaEmokid23]

@MrFrozenwhale every single drug in the entire world....

[epicneko1]

lil cal!?

[MeTheAmazingE]

koo koo kachoo...what, are they sneezing?

[trsanders13]

its 1:43am and im about to pass out and this song speaks to me in many ways

but once im fully rested this song maks no since to me at all

wow i must me high :)

[Welihy]

it's not GOO GOO G;JOOB it's KOO-KOO-KA-CHOO!

[Genorousness]

the cello gives me goosebumps every single time

[TAPSluver69]

i like to sit on cornflakes

[animatorxpalmer]

You have now entered.... The Beatles Zone!

(I am the walrus plays as the theme song)

[sparrow44124]

Erm...I read on Wikipedia that they got their inspiration for this song when a kid sent in fanmail saying that his teacher made them interpret Beatles lyrics for homework...So they tried to make a song that had absolutely no meaning that no one could interpret. And that the whole "I am the walrus" came from the Alice in Wonderland book, and that he thought the walrus was the bad guy, but later found out the carpenter was the bad guy.

I can't trust everything I read on Wikipedia, though.

[chase123devine]

@sparrow44124 cool info tho ;p

[mikeydeff]

bitch please, i am the walrus

[pch058]

Ahh.... The Beatles WHITE ALBUM....... so many songs..... coming in thru the bathroom window......

[peepzrock]

Okay, who took all the happy pills?? John...?

[shiftergoddessathena]

@peepzrock

Tch, no - Paul, of course!

[peepzrock]

@shiftergoddessathena haha, you sure about that? The Walrus keeps telling me different stories 0_0

[theskateboarding900]

@peepzrock Lol

[shokwav22]

Lol these guys were high off their ASS

[Clouds4Sale]

I AM THE WALRUS!! GOO GOO G'JOOB!!!!!

[kcsonicfirestar1]

everybody smoke pot who heard that?

[chainsawelliott44]

so...is this like wher they got the name "eggman" for the sonic games

[NekoVira]

@chainsawelliott44

I think this is where they got half of everything in the first sonic games

they got the other half from dbz

[TheAlmostGod888]

My reaction??? Not sure if I should put incredible or classic.