Piggies
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[Verse 1]
Have you seen the little piggies crawling in the dirt?
And for all the little piggies, life is getting worse
Always having dirt to play around in
[Verse 2]
Have you seen the bigger piggies in their starched white shirts?
You will find the bigger piggies stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in
[Bridge]
In their sties with all their backing
They don't care what goes on around
In their life, there's something lacking
What they need's a damn good whacking!
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Everywhere there's lots of piggies living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner with their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon
[Outro]
One more time
Have you seen the little piggies crawling in the dirt?
And for all the little piggies, life is getting worse
Always having dirt to play around in
[Verse 2]
Have you seen the bigger piggies in their starched white shirts?
You will find the bigger piggies stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in
[Bridge]
In their sties with all their backing
They don't care what goes on around
In their life, there's something lacking
What they need's a damn good whacking!
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Everywhere there's lots of piggies living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner with their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon
[Outro]
One more time
About
Genius Annotation
This song, written mostly by George Harrison, is one extended metaphor for capitalists.
This song is based on George Orwell’s book Animal Farm, which uses a farm as a symbolism for communism in which the pigs become dictators. Harrison portrays the same scenario but with capitalism.
The sound on this song is much like a baroque dance in its arrangement and musical characteristics, passive aggressively taking on a dark subject with a light innocuous sound.
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Kick Drum
Acoustic Guitar
Background Vocals
Tambourine
Harpsichord
Viola
Cello
Strings Arranger
Bass
Engineer
Lead Vocals
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Violin
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Recorded At
EMI Recording Studios, St. John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England (September 19-20, October 10, 1968)
Released on
November 22, 1968
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