Glass Onion
Author: John Lennon; Lead vocal: John Lennon

I told you about Strawberry Fields
You know the place where nothing is real
Well here's another place you can go
Where everything flows.
Looking through the bent backed tulips
To see how the other half live
Looking through a glass onion.

I told you about the walrus and me-man
You know that we're as close as can be-man
Well here's another clue for you all
The walrus was Paul.
Standing on the cast iron shore-yeah
Lady Madonna trying to make ends meet-yeah
Looking through a glass onion.

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Looking through a glass onion.

I told you about the fool on the hill
I tell you man he living there still
Well here's another place you can be
Listen to me.
Fixing a hole in the ocean
Trying to make a dove-tail joint-yeah
Looking through a glass onion.

Credits

Recorded: September 11, 1968 at Abbey Road, London, England with overdubs added September 12, 13, 16 and October 10, 1968
John Lennon - double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, flute
George Harrison - lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine
Session musicians - orchestra

This version of the song available on

UK albums
The Beatles (1968)
Anthology 3 (1996)
US albums
The Beatles (1968)
Anthology 3 (1996)

Other versions of the song