This is just an edited-down version of what's on the "Sail on Sailor' boxed set, right?
Yes - you're right. Here's what was written:
'Took the revelatory songwriting session Brian held with Van Dyke Parks for "Sail On, Sailor" and removed as many false starts and talking as I could to make it a more seamless demo. Apologies for the roughness in a couple of areas, this could’ve used some more editing but I was so caught up in the excitement of getting this out there.
'Taken from the Sail On Sailor 1972 boxset
'I transcribed as much of Brian’s lyrics as I could:
'(Hypnotize me and tell me I ain’t crazy, I’m insane)
Born into Brooklyn
So many people
I (lit a doobie)?
Where I be seein’
——-
San Diego
Sail on
Sail on
Sail on
Sail on sailor
Well
Greyhound is a quiet bus
Sleepin got to get us
Where we goin to
Play our next show
Don’t take airplanes
Might try
A boat
I knew my buddy
I did some snow
I need to try some
I’ve got to buy some
We know we are foreign
But we can —-
——
Way down in Trinidad
They stole all the drums in my steelband
Way out
Way out
Way out
Way out
Way, way, way out
Way, way out'
I should have checked that out before - so much music and so little time!
