Paul And Linda McCARTNEY


Ram

(1971)



1. Too Many People 4'10
(Paul McCartney)
2. 3 Legs 2'48
(Paul McCartney)
3. Ram On 2'29
(Paul McCartney)
4. Dear Boy 2'16
(Paul & Linda McCartney)
5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 4'55
(Paul & Linda McCartney)
6. Smile Away 3'55
(Paul McCartney)
7. Heart Of The Country 2'24
(Paul & Linda McCartney)
8. Monkberry Moon Delight 5'26
(Paul & Linda McCartney)
9. Eat at Home 3'24
(Paul & Linda McCartney)
10. Long Haired Lady 6'05
(Paul & Linda McCartney)
11. Ram On 0'55
(Paul McCartney)
Features an impromptu early rendition of "Big Barn Bed" — later recorded for Red Rose Speedway — in its fadeout
12. The Back Seat Of My Car 4'38
(Paul McCartney)

Bonus Tracks


13. Another Day 3'45
(Paul McCartney)
14. Oh Woman, Oh Why 4'34
(Paul & Linda McCartney)

Total Time: 51:43


  • Paul McCartney - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Linda McCartney - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Hugh McCracken - Guitar
  • Dave Spinoza - Guitar
  • Denny Seiwell - Drums

    Produced by Paul and Linda McCartney
    Tracks 13, 14 Produced by McCartneys
    Sound Engineering: Tim, Ted, Phil, Dixon, Armin and Jim
    Mixing Engineer: Eirik the Norwegian
    Remastering: Steve Hoffman
    Cover Photography: Linda
    Art Work: Paul

    Recorded November 1970 – early 1971





    1. Too Many People

      Too many people going underground,
      Too many reaching for a piece of cake.
      Too many people pulled and pushed around,
      Too many waiting for that lucky break.

      That was your first mistake,
      You took your lucky break and broke it in two.
      Now what can be done for you ?
      You broke it in two.

      Too many people sharing party lines,
      Too many people ever sleeping late.
      Too many people paying parking fines,
      Too many hundred people losing weight.

      That was your first mistake,
      You took your lucky break and broke it in two.
      Now what can be done for you?
      You broke it in two.

      Mm-mm-uh-uh.

      Uh !

      Too many people preaching practices,
      Don't let 'em tell you what you wanna be.
      Too many people holding back,
      This is crazy, and baby, it's not like me.

      That was your last mistake,
      I find my love awake and waiting to be.
      Now what can be done for you?
      She's waiting for me

    2. 3 Legs

      Well, when i walk, when i walk,
      Walk my horse upon a hill.
      Well, when i walk, walk, walk, walk,
      Walk my horse upon a hill.
      When i lay me down,
      Will my lover love me still?

      A dog is here,
      A dog is there,
      My dog he got three legs
      But he can't run.

      Well, when i thought, well, i thought,
      When i thought you was my friend.
      When i thought, well, i thought,
      When i thought you was my friend.
      But you let me down, ho,
      Put my heart around the bend.

      A fly flies in,
      A fly flies out,
      Most flies they got three legs
      But mine got one.

      Well, when i fly, when i fly, when i fly,
      When i fly above the clouds.
      Oh, when i fly, when i fly, when i fly,
      When i fly above the clouds.
      You can knock me down, with a feather, yes, you could,
      But you know it's not allowed.

      A dog is here,
      A dog is there,
      My dog he got three legs
      But he can't run.

      My dog he got three legs, your dog he got none, uh, uh, uh,
      My dog he got three legs, your dog he got none,
      My dog he got three legs, your dog he got none.

    3. Ram On

      Ram on, give your heart to somebody,
      Soon, right away, right away.
      Ram on, give your heart to somebody,
      Soon, right away, right away.

    4. Dear Boy

      I guess you never knew, dear boy, what you have found,
      I guess you never knew, dear boy,
      That she was just the cutest thing around,
      I guess you never knew what you have found,
      Dear boy.

      I guess you never knew, dear boy,
      That love was there.
      And maybe when you look to hard, dear boy,
      You never do become aware,
      I guess you never did become aware,
      Dear boy.

      When i stepped in, my heart was down and out,
      But her love came through and brought me 'round,
      Got me up and about.

      Dear boy,
      Dear boy, dear boy,
      Dear boy.

      When I stepped in, my heart was down and out,
      But her love came through and brought me 'round,
      Got me up and about.

      I hope you never know, dear boy,
      How much you missed.
      And even when you fall in love, dear boy,
      It won't be half as good as this.
      I hope you never know how much you missed,
      Dear boy, how much you missed

    5. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey

      We're so sorry, uncle Albert,
      We're so sorry if we caused you any pain.
      We're so sorry, uncle Albert,
      But there's no one left at home
      And I believe I'm gonna rain.

      We're so sorry but we haven't heard a thing all day,
      We're so sorry, uncle Albert,
      But if anything should happen
      We'll be sure to give a ring.

      "We're so sorry, uncle Albert,
      But we haven't done a bloody thing all day.
      We're so sorry, uncle Albert,
      But the kettle's on the boil
      And we're so eas'ly called away."

      Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh,
      Doo-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh,
      Uh-uh -

      Hands across the water, heads across the sky,
      Hands across the water, heads across the sky.

      Admiral Halsey notified me,
      He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea.
      I had another look and i had a cup of tea and a butter pie.

      "Couldn't put it in something else
      So I pulled it in the pie, alright!"

      Hands across the water, heads across the sky,
      Hands across the water, heads across the sky.

      Live a little, be a gypsy, get around,
      Get your feet up off the ground,
      Live a little, get around.

      Live a little, be a gypsy, get around,
      Get your feet up off the ground,
      Live a little, get around.

      Hands across the water, heads across the sky,
      Hands across the water, heads across the sky.

    6. Smile Away

      I was walking down the street the other day,
      Who did i meet?
      I met a friend of mine and he did say:
      "Man, I can smell your feet a mile away."

      Smile away, smile away, smile away, yeah, smile away,
      Smile away, smile away, smile away, yeah, smile away.

      Yeah, smile away, smile away, smile away, yeah, smile away,
      Smile away, smile away, smile away, yeah, smile away.

      I was walking down the street the other day,
      Ah, who did I meet ?
      I met a friend of mine and he just said:
      "Man, I can smell your breath a mile away."

      Smile away, smile away, smile away, yeah, smile away, oh,
      Ho! Smile away, smile away, smile away, yeah, smile away.

      Ah, smile away sweetly now,
      Come on now, ooh, sweetly smile away,
      Yes, sir! smile away,
      Now, smile away quietly now,
      Oooh, ho, ho, ho.

      Smile away horribly now,
      Smile away, smile away, smile away,
      Yes, sir! smile away,
      Ah-oh,
      Ooh.

      Ah, who did I meet ?
      I met a friend of mine and he did say:
      "Man, i can smell your teeth a mile away."

      Smile away, uhhh, smile away, uhhh,
      Smile away, uhhh, smile away, uhhh,
      Smile away, uhhh, smile away, uhhh,
      Smile away, uhhh, smile away,

    7. Heart Of The Country

      I look high, i look low,
      I'm lookin' ev'rywhere i go,
      Lookin' for a home in the heart of the country.

      I'm gonna move, I'm gonna go,
      I'm gonna tell ev'ryone i know,
      Lookin' for a home in the heart of the country.

      Heart of the country where the holy people grow,
      Heart of the country, smell the grass in the meadow,
      Wo, wo, wo.

      Want a horse, I want a sheep,
      I wanna get me a good night's sleep,
      Livin' in a home in the heart of the country.

      I'm gonna move, I'm gonna go,
      I'm gonna tell ev'ryone i know,
      Livin' in a home in the heart of the country.

      Heart of the country where the holy people grow,
      Heart of the country, smell the grass in the meadow,
      Wo, wo, wo.

      Want a horse, I got a sheep,
      I'm gonna get me a good night's sleep,
      Livin' in a home in the heart of the country.

      I'm gonna move, I'm gonna go,
      Gonna tell ev'ryone I know, oo-oo-oo
      In the heart of the country.

      Heart of the country where the holy people grow,
      Heart of the country, smell the grass in the meadow,
      Wo, wo, wo.

    8. Monkberry Moon Delight

      So I sat in the attic, a piano up my nose,
      And the wind played a dreadful cantata.
      Sore was I from a crack of an enemy's hose
      And the horrible sound of tomato.

      Ketchup,
      Soup and puree,
      Don't get left behind.
      Ketchup,
      Soup and puree,
      Don't get left behind.

      When a rattle of rats had awoken
      The sinews, the nerves and the veins.
      My piano was boldly outspoken
      In attempts to repeat this refrain.

      So I stood with a knot in my stomach,
      And I gazed at that terrible sight,
      Of two young sters concealed in a barrel,
      Suckin' monkberry moon delight, ho!
      Monkberry moon delight,
      Monkberry moon delight,
      Monkberry moon delight,
      Monkberry moon delight.

      Oh -
      Oh-oh, oh-oh.

      Well, I know my banana is older than the rest
      And my hair is a tangled beretta. (beretta, beretta)
      But I leave my pyjamas to billy budapest,
      And I don't get the gist of your letter.

      Catch up,
      Catch some kittens,
      Don't get left behind.
      Catch up,
      Catch kittens,
      Don't get left behind.

      Oh - monkberry moon delight, yeah,
      Monkberry moon delight,
      Monkberry moon delight,
      Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
      Monkberry moon delight, yeah, yeah, yeah,
      Monkberry moon delight,
      Oh, monkberry moon delight,
      Oh, monkberry moon delight,
      Monkberry moon delight, oh-oh,
      Monkberry moon delight
      Suckin' monkberry moon delight,

      Monkberry moon delight,

      Monkberry moon delight,

      Monkberry moon delight,

      Ah, monkberry moon delight, yeah, yeah,

      Monkberry moon delight, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

      Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ....

      Uh, monkberry moon delight.

      "Try some of this, honey!
      "What is it ?"

      Monkberry moon delight, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,
      Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah....
      (Ooh) monkberry moon delight,
      Uh, monkberry moon delight,
      Monkberry moon delight,
      Monkberry moon delight, ...

    9. Eat At Home

      Come on, little lady,
      Lady, let's eat at home.
      Come on, little lady,
      Lady, let's eat at home.
      Eat at home, eat at home.

      Come on, little lady,
      Lady, let's eat in bed.
      Come on, little lady,
      Lad, let's eat in bed,
      Eat in bed, eat in bed.

      Bring the love that you feel for me
      Into line of the love I see.
      And in the morning you bring to me
      Love

      Come on, little lady,
      Lady, now don't do that.
      Come on, little lady,
      Lady, now don't do that, (don't do that)
      Don't do that, don't do that.

      Uh-uh-uh-uh,
      Uh-uh-uh-uh,
      Uh-uh-uh

      Love

      Come on, little lady,
      Lady, let's eat at home, mm-ho!
      Come on, little lady,
      Lady, let's eat at home.
      Eat at home, eat at home.

      Oh-oh !

      Oh,
      Oh.

      Bring the love that you feel for me
      Into line of the love I see.
      And in the morning you bring to me
      Love -.

      Oh, come on, little lady, (come on)
      Lady, now don't do that.
      (Oh, come on, come on, come on)
      Come on, little lady, (yeah, yeah)
      Lady, now don't do that, uh,
      Don't do that,
      Don't do that,
      Don't do that,
      Don't do that,
      Oh no !

    10. Long Haired Lady

      Well, well, well, well, well,
      Do you love me like you know you ought to do?
      Well, well, well, well, well,
      Or is this the only thing you want me for?

      Well, I've been meaning to talk to you about it for some time,
      Sweet little lass you are my long haired lady.

      Who's the lady that makes that brief occasional laughter?
      She's the lady who wears those flashing eyes.
      Who'll be taking her home when all the dancing is over?
      I'm the lucky man she will hypnotise.

      Long haired lady,
      Long haired lady.

      Bees are buzzing around my sweet, delectable baby,
      Birds are humming about their big surprise.
      Who's your favourite person, dear phenomenal lady?
      I belong to the girl with the flashing eyes.

      Long haired lady,
      Long haired lady.

      Ooh-ooh-ooh
      Ooh-ooh-ooh.
      Ah, love is long, love is long, love is long.
      Ah, sing your song, love is long, love is long.
      Ah, when you're wrong, love is long, love is long.
      Win or lose it, into the soul, love is long, love is long.
      Ah, when you're wrong, love is long, love is long.

      Well, well, well, well, well,
      Do you love me like you know you ought to do?
      Well, well, well, well, well,
      Or is this the only thing you want me for?

      Well, I've been meaning to talk to you about it for some time,
      Sweet little lass you are my long haired lady.

      Oo-uh-uh-uh

      Ah, love is long, love is long, love is long.
      Ah, sing your song, love is long, love is long.
      Ah, when you're wrong, love is long, love is long.
      Ah, when you're wrong, love is long, love is long.
      Win or lose it, into the soul, love is long, love is long.
      Ah, sing your song, love is long, love is long.
      Win or lose it, into the soul, love is long, love is long.
      Yes, love is long, love is long, love is long,
      Ah, love is long, love is long, love is long,
      Ah, love is long, love is long, love is long,

      Ooh! ooh!

      Yes, love is long, love is long, love is long,
      Yes, sing your song, love is long, love is long.
      Win or lose it, into the soul, love is long, yes, love is long.

    11. Ram On

      Ram on, give your heart to somebody,
      Soon, right away, right away.
      Ram on, give your heart to somebody,
      Soon, right away, right away.

    12. The Back Seat Of My Car

      Speed along the highway,
      Honey, I want it my way.
      But listen to her daddy's song,
      Don't stay out too long.
      Oo, we're just busy hiding,
      Sitting in the back seat of my car.

      Looking for a ride and all about,
      Looking for a ride in and out of town,
      Strolling around and all about,
      Looking for a ride in and out of...

      The laser lights are pretty,
      We may end up in mexico city.
      But listen to her daddy's song,
      Making love is wrong.
      Oo, we're just busy riding,
      Sitting in the back seat of my car.

      Oh,oh, ....
      Pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah,
      Pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah-pah.
      For we was only hiding,
      Sitting in the back seat of my car.

      Yeah, .


      And when we finished driving,
      We can say we were late in arriving.
      And listen to her daddy's song,
      We believe that we can't be wrong, yeah!

      Oh-oh, we believe that we can't be wrong,
      Oh-oh, we believe that we can't be wrong,
      We can make it to mexico city,
      Sitting in the back seat of my car.
      Oh,oh, ...

      Oh-oh, we believe that we can't be wrong,
      Oh-oh, we believe that we can't be wrong,
      Oh-oh, we believe that we can't be wrong,
      Oh-oh, we believe that we can't be wrong,
      Oh-oh, we believe that we can't be wrong,
      Oh-oh, we believe that we can't be wrong,
      No, no, no, ...
      We believe we can't be wrong,
      Yeah! yeah! yeah!
      Oh-oh, oh-oh, yeah, oh, yeah.

    13. Another Day

      Every day she takes a morning bath as she wets her hair,
      Wraps a towel around her,
      As she's heading for the bedroom chair,
      It's just another day.

      Slipping into stockings,
      Stepping into shoes,
      Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat.
      Ah, it's just another day.

      At the office where the papers grow she takes a break,
      Drinks another coffee,
      And she finds it hard to stay awake,

      It's just another day. Du du du du du
      It's just another day. Du du du du du
      lt's just another day.

      Ay
      So sad, so sad,
      Sometimes she feels so sad.
      Alone in her apartment she'd dwell,
      Till the man of her dreams comes to break the spell.

      Ah, stay, don't stand around
      And he comes and he stays
      But he leaves the next day,
      So sad.
      Sometimes she feels so sad.

      As she posts another letter to the sound of five,
      People gather 'round her,
      And she finds it hard to stay alive,
      It's just another day. Du du du du du
      It's just another day. Du du du du du
      It's just another day.

      Ay
      So sad, so sad,
      Sometimes she feels so sad.
      Alone in her apartment she'd dwell,
      Till the man of her dreams comes to break the spell.

      Ah, stay, don't stand around
      And he comes and he stays
      But he leaves the next day,
      So sad.
      Sometimes she feels so sad.

      Every day she takes a morning bath she wets her hair,
      Wraps a towel around her,
      As she's heading for the bedroom chair,
      It's just another day.

      Slipping into stockings,
      Stepping into shoes,
      Dipping in the pockets of her raincoat.

      Ah, it's just another day. Du du du du du
      It's just another day. Du du du du du
      It's just another day

    14. Oh Woman, Oh Why

      Oh woman, oh why, why, why, why
      What have I done
      Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
      Did you get that gun
      Oh what have I done
      What have I done

      Well I met her at the bottom of a well (of a well)
      Well I told here I was tryin' to break a spell (break a spell)
      But I can't get by, my hands are tied
      don't why I ever got her to try myself
      cause I can't get by, my hands are tied

      Oh woman, oh why, why, why, why
      What have I done
      Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
      Did you get that gun

      Oh what have you done
      Woman what have you done

      Well I am fed up with you lying cheating ways (cheating ways)
      But I get up every morning and every day (every day)
      But I can't get by , my hands are tied
      Don't why I want her to try myself
      Cause I can't get by, my hands are tied

      Oh woman, oh why, why, why, why
      What have I done
      Oh woman, oh where, where, where, where, where
      Did you get that gun

      Woman, what have I done
      What have you done
      What have I done