The Great Wok (Home Recording 1979)

Song The Great Wok (Home Recording 1979)
Artist John Lennon
Album John Lennon Anthology

Lyrics

[00:07.12] Hello, hello, testing, testing...
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[00:14.91] At this time of year...oh, let me first introduce myself.
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[00:27.10] Maybe you have heard me before, I am the great wok.
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[00:40.31] And as you know, the great wok must be done.
[00:43.51] Now, at this time of year when brahama is in brahma...
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[01:00.57] The day of brahma is set to last one thousand years and it's night is of equal length.
[01:06.01] Well, for us human being, this is the end of the year now
[01:13.35] And our minds turns towards what is laughably called the future.
[01:20.24] No mind can comprehend the infinite and absolute anon munsch mars stunvelly humpff,
[01:25.96] As we say in the himalayas.
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[01:32.06] Now let me tell you, my resolution of the year 1979 is to renounce complete everything,
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[01:41.17] But complete luxury and self indulgance.
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[01:58.06] Now I suggest this is going to be very, very difficult, very difficult indeed.
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[02:03.88] I feel it's my duty, not only as a human being but as a person
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[02:14.05] Or was it not george formy who said there are four billion three hundred and twenty million
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[02:27.96] Mortal or earth years which is one day of brahma.
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[02:36.69] So, one way of looking at it is simply not to look at it at all.
[02:45.64] And that's exactly what we're going to do now.
[02:49.10] So we'll settle down, deeply, I hope, and comfortably in an easy chair
[02:57.92] And then, lay back, put the incense on, light the candles and give yourself a hard time.
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