Fillmore East, June 5, 1971

00:00 Intro

John Lennon: Just like I said, hello! Wonderful to be here.

FZ: Hey! Sit down and cool it for a minute so you can hear what we're gonna do! And for, and for those of you in the band who have no idea what's about to happen, this is in A minor, and it's not standard blues changes. But it's close!
John Lennon: Yeah, this is a song I used to sing when I was in The Cavern in Liverpool, I haven't done it since so . . . Two, three, four . . .

02:23 Well!

You know I love you, baby, please don't go, well, well
You know I love you, baby, please don't go, well, well
You know I love you, honey child
There's nothing I wouldn't do for you right now
You know I love you, baby, please don't go, well

You know I love you, baby, please don't go
You know I love you, baby, please don't go
You know I love you, honey child
Nothing I wouldn't do for you right now
Y'know I love you, baby, please don't go, well
Zappa!

You know I want you, baby, please don't go, well, well
You know I want you, baby, please don't go
You know I love you, honey child
There's nothing I wouldn't do for you right now
You know I want you, baby, please don't go, well

Well, you know I love you, baby, please don't go, well
You know I love you, baby, please don't go
You know I love you, honey child
There's nothing I wouldn't do for you right now
I know I love you, baby, please don't go, well
Yeah!

You know I need you, honey, please don't go
(Oh, please don't go)
You know I need you, honey, please don't go
You know I love you, honey child
Nothing I wouldn't do for you right now
You know I love you, baby, please don't go, well
(Please don't go!)
Well
(Please don't go!)

Love you, baby, please don't go
(Baby, please don't go)
You know I love you, baby, please don't go
(Please don't go)
You know I love you, honey child
Nothing I wouldn't do for you right now
Oh, mother, baby, please don't go

09:17 Say Please/King Kong/Jamrag/Aaawk

Say please!
Please!
Please!
Say please!

FZ: We'll take turns conducting
John Lennon: Okay

14:57 Scum Bag

Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Eh, yo, yeah, yo
Scum Bag
(Gonna put all my possessions in a)
Scum Bag
(Gonna shut my dreadful lemons in a)
Scum Bag
(Gonna put my dirty movies in a)
Scum Bag
(Gonna put my, all my records in a)
Scum Bag
(Gonna put my old high school in a)
Scum Bag
(Everybody, everybody got a)
Scum Bag
(Oh, my friend here, baby, he's a)
Scum Bag
(Everybody)
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag
(Oh, Yoko's in a)
Scum Bag
(Everybody, everybody)
Scum Bag
Scum Bag!
(All God's children gotta)

Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag!
Oh, Scum Bag
Ah, ooh, gotta Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Choo choo choo . . .
Scum Bag, Scum Bag, Scum Bag

Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag

FZ: Hey, listen! I don't know whether you can tell what the words are to this song, but there's only two of them, and I'd like to have you sing along 'cause it's real easy. Anybody who comes to the Fillmore East can sing the song. The name of the song is "Scum Bag," okay? And all you gotta do is sing "Scum Bag." Right on, brothers and sisters, let's hear it for the Scum Bag!

Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Come on, come on, come on
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag

Scum Bag, baby, Scum Bag
Scum Bag

Scum Bag, baby
Scum Bag, baby
Scum Bag, baby
Scum Bag, baby
Scum Bag to me, baby

Scum Bag
(Scum Bag to me, baby)
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
(Scum Bag to me baby)

Scum Bag
SCUM BAG
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Do the Scum Bag, hey

Scum Bag
Scum Bag
(Scum Bag, hey)

Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Answer now

Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum Bag, Scum Bag, Scum Bag
Scum Bag . . .
Ooh, Scum Bag
Scum Bag
Scum-bag
Scum-bag
Scum-baaag
Scum-baaag
Scum-baaaaag
Scum-baaaag, scum-baaaag, scum-baaag . . .

FZ: Good night, boys and girls!

20:52 Aü/A Small Eternity With Yoko Ono

 

24:04 —end—

 

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