Post by sarahw on Jan 11, 2010 17:34:09 GMT -5
I have resigned myself to the fact that Anne Elephant is a song can only be fully appreciated in silence.
So I gave in and decided to do my own attempt at transcribing the song. I listened to a bunch of live versions and they all vary, but they're kind of a mix between the Broom version and the Tape Club version, so I transcribed both as examples. Each line is a new measure. Broom version on the left. Tape Club version on the right. Hope this makes you laugh.
*** | [12 measures of intro music and ooh's] | *** | [20 measures of intro music] |
1 | Tom I just wish you hadn't | 1 | Tom I just wish you hadn't |
2 | bothered. So we put into a | 2 | bothered. So we put into a |
3 | bottle this small parchment tied with a | 3 | bottle this small parchment tied with a |
4 | band. Till he | 4 | band. Till he |
5 | noticed quite conclusively a | 5 | noticed quite conclusively a |
6 | writhing breathing pattern being | 6 | writhing breathing pattern being |
7 | scribbled out by hands in the middle of the | 7 | scribbled out by hands in the middle of the |
8 | sand. So I | 8 | sand. So I |
9 | digged and I dug till I | 9 | digged and I dug till I |
10 | couldn't dug no more. I have | 10 | couldn't dug no more. I have |
11 | reached God's island shore, thank God it's | 11 | reached the northern shore, thank God it's |
12 | home. And then | 12 | home. And then |
13 | how'd you get along without | 13 | how would'd ya get along without |
14 | me not getting off it? I'm your | 14 | me knocking along? I'm your |
15 | prisoner of this office without | 15 | prisoner of this office without |
16 | Tom. I'm a- | 16 | Tom... |
17 | -round. | 17 | ... I'm a... |
18 | I'm on the ca....ah | 18 | (a)round. And I can't. And I |
19 | ...ah. I | 19 | scruff in the back of the room. And I |
20 | can't get what I... | 20 | get what I want if it's all for the sense. And I'm |
21 | ...want. Can't | 21 | gonna get you alone. And I |
22 | get some. | 22 | swoon. And I churn. And then |
23 | Ah...can't get | 23 | turn into the room. And I |
24 | ...now. | 24 | lay and I pose and our toes are so close |
25 | So... | 25 | You're the prettiest thing I knew |
26 | oo... | 26 | [music] |
27 | oo... | 27 | [music] |
28 | oo... | 28 | [music] |
29 | oo... Ah... | 29 | [music] |
30 | ah...ah... | 30 | [music] |
31 | ah...ah... | 31 | [music] |
32 | ah...ah... | 32 | [music] |
33 | I'm gonna [ah's continue under] | 33 | [music] And I'm |
34 | get you... | 34 | so d*** tired of |
35 | I'm gonna get you | 35 | living this life. I would |
36 | girl... | 36 | rather sit inside than put |
37 | I'm gonna | 37 | that back in my eye. Oh I am |
38 | get you... | 38 | so d*** tired of |
39 | I'm gonna get you | 39 | living inside. I would |
40 | girl.... | 40 | rather go outside. And it's |
41 | ...ah... | 41 | all because of some sties. Oh I am |
42 | ...Only wa(nt) | 42 | so d*** tired of |
43 | (wa)nt | 43 | living inside. I would |
44 | ah... [background chatter] | 44 | rather sit side. It was all |
45 | you.... Don't | 45 | about my bad sight. Oh I am |
46 | know it... | 46 | so d*** tired of |
47 | ...But I can't | 47 | living this life. I would |
48 | make you love me | 48 | dab it in cotton then I'd |
49 | too | 49 | soak it up insi... |
50 | ...Baby you | 50 | ....inside of this sun. |
51 | ...do... | -END OF SONG- | |
52 | oo... | ||
53 | Doot doot doot doot | ||
54 | Oo...Ah-ah-ah | ||
55 | Ah... | ||
56 | Ah... | ||
57 | [music] | ||
58 | [music] ...ah | ||
59 | Ah ah | ||
60 | [music] | ||
61 | [music] ...ah | ||
62 | Ah ah/doot doot | ||
63 | [music] | ||
64 | [music] | ||
65 | [music] | ||
66 | [music] | ||
67 | [music] ...Doot doot | ||
68 | doot doot. But | ||
69 | I... Doot doot | ||
70 | doot doot. | ||
71 | Oh... Doot doot | ||
72 | doot doot. Can not. | ||
73 | ... It's alright/ Doot doot | ||
74 | doot doot. | ||
75 | ... I'm a/ Doot doot | ||
76 | simple/doot doot... | ||
77 | Ah... Doot doot | ||
78 | doot doot. | ||
79 | Ah... | ||
80 | Ah... | ||
81 | Aaaaaa... | ||
82 | ...aaaaaa... | ||
83 | ...aaaaaa... | ||
84 | ...aaaaaa... | ||
85 | ...aaaaaa... | ||
86 | ...aaaaaa... | ||
87 | ...aaaaaa... | ||
88 | ...aaaaaa... | ||
89 | ...aaaahhh... Oh.... | ||
90 | ...oh... | ||
91 | ...oo... | ||
92 | ...oo... | ||
93 | ...oo... | ||
94 | ...oo... | ||
95 | ...oo... | ||
96 | ...oo... | ||
97 | ...oo... | ||
98 | ...oo... | ||
99 | Oo... | ||
100 | ...oo... | ||
101 | I want [oo's continue under] | ||
102 | ...Now I can't | ||
103 | have it | ||
104 | I can't | ||
105 | ...oo.. | ||
106 | ...oo.. | ||
107 | ...oo.. | ||
108 | ...oo. | ||
109 | [oo's or weird instrument] | ||
110 | [oo's or weird instrument] | ||
111 | [oo's or weird instrument] | ||
112 | [oo's or weird instrument] | ||
113 | [oo's or weird instrument] |