Soily - Take 7 (McCartney) <br /><br />by Paul McCartney <br /><br />People gathered here tonight, <br />I want you to listen to me! <br />To your left and to you right, <br />You've got some pretty soily company. <br /><br />Reader, writer, farmer, priest, <br />Breed controler, born deceased. <br />Indian, lawyer, doctor, dog, <br />And a plumber with a fattened hog. <br /><br />Soily, soily, <br />The cat in satin trousers said it's oily. <br />Soily, soily, <br />The cat in satin trousers said it's oily, <br />you know he's right. <br /><br />Romans, Italians, country men, <br />I want you to listen to me! <br />I've said it twice and I'll say it again, <br />We've got some pretty soily company. <br /><br />Liar, cheater, jungle chief, <br />Saint, believer on relief. <br />Action painter, Hitler's son, <br />And a commie with a tommy gun. <br /><br />Soily, soily, <br />The cat in satin trousers said it's oily. <br />Soily, soily, <br />The cat in satin trousers said it's oily, <br />Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. <br /><br />Soily, soily, <br />The cat in satin trousers said it's oily. <br />Soily, soily, <br /><br />A first studio version of Soily was taped in early 1972 and the song was covered live by Wings during their tours in 1972/73 and 1975/76. A second version (featured here) was recorded live at EMI, Abbey Road Studio, for the never released video One Hand Clapping, Fall 1974. <br /><br />Length: 4'11
