I was standing in the schoolyard I guess it was sometime in 1965 Just me and my friends listening to the radio And a song came on called I Feel Fine The playground sounds grew dim The whole wide world seemed to fade There was nothing but me and that heavenly sound Burning in my brain Words and music-yeah, yeah I was lying on the living room floor With the sound way up on Highway 61 Then I heard my mother calling through the door
Saying 'Now, what about those dishes then, son?' So I picked the needle up And yelled out 'Just one more song to go' Then I put the needle back down At the start of Desolation Row Words and music-yeah, yeah Now two things saved that crazy sailor Trapped for days inside his hull No food, no water, no nothing Just his tongue rattling around inside his skull Words and music-yeah, yeah