Funky Pretty lyric inspiration?

[Aegir]

This is from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:

A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread--and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness--
Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!

Funky Pretty:

A book of verse a jug of wine
She'll always tell what's on your mind
By just your birthday place and time

[donald]

pretty familiar territory..........common stuff ........like public domain blues phrases...........

[PongHit]

pretty familiar territory..........common stuff ........like public domain blues phrases...........

I think I agree with Aegir:

book of verse(s) / a jug of wine

More than a coincidence, no?

Lyrics by Mike right?  Can someone ask him?

[Andrew G. Doe]

Lyrics by Mike & Jack.

[Big Bri]

I'd like to ask Mike or Jack who came up with the clever word play during the Copenhaggee, Amsterdamee, Tokyosee, etc. part?  The most unique set of lyrics in the Beach Boys repitoire.

Bri

[Andrew G. Doe]

I'd like to ask Mike or Jack who came up with the clever word play during the Copenhaggee, Amsterdamee, Tokyosee, etc. part?  The most unique set of lyrics in the Beach Boys repitoire.

Bri

I'll ask Jack at the Stomp convention for you. 

[Big Bri]

Thanks AGD! Appreciate it.

Bri

[Aegir]

I always figured Mike wrote most of the song and Jack wrote the "Copenhaggee Amsterdamee U say assee manhatosee" part.

[dk]

One friend speculated that it was about a young woman named Maggie who was a follower of Maharishi and an astrologer, who I believe was close to Mike.  As I am an astrologer, too, I can tell you that when I play it for astrologers, they love it - both the music and the lyrics.  It was another place and time, but I'm still having fun with astrology...don't know anything about Maggie anymore.  I believe Maggie has her Sun in Pisces, so that might help answer the question if anyone knows her.

Debbie