Origins: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (McCartney)

Subject: BS: Uncle albert admiral Halsey
From: olddude
Date: 03 Mar 19 - 06:56 PM

Ok this was on the radio. If they hadn’t done a bloody thing all day what were they doing? Who is uncle Albert and what is the little gypsy running around? I am so confused did they blame admiral halsey?

Subject: RE: BS: Uncle albert admiral Halsey
From: olddude
Date: 04 Mar 19 - 10:14 AM

It’s a Paul McCartney’ song

Subject: ADDPOP: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (McCartney)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 Mar 19 - 06:48 PM

UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY
(Paul & Linda McCartney)

We're so sorry Uncle Albert
We're so sorry if we caused you any pain
We're so sorry Uncle Albert
But there's no one left at home
And I believe I'm gonna rain
We're so sorry but we haven't heard a thing all day
We're so sorry Uncle Albert
But if anything should happen we'll be sure to give a ring
We're so sorry Uncle Albert
But we haven't done a bloody thing all day
We're so sorry Uncle Albert
But the kettle's on the boil and we're so easily called away

Hand across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
Hand across the water (water)
Heads across the sky

Admiral Halsey notified me
He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea
I had another look and I had a cup of tea and butter pie
(The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie)

Hand across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
Hand across the water (water)
Heads across the sky

Live a little be a gypsy, get around (get around)
Get your feet up off the ground
Live a little, get around
Live a little be a gypsy, get around (get around)
Get your feet up off the ground
Live a little, get around

Hand across the water (water)
Heads across the sky
Hand across the water (water)
Heads across the sky


Songwriters: Linda McCartney / Paul McCartney 1971
Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI6C7L66zq8

Subject: RE: Origins: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (McCartney)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 04 Mar 19 - 06:51 PM

I've always enjoyed this song, although I have to admit I haven't thought much about its meaning. It has its own Wikipedia page that explores its meaning. But hey, it's a fun song and I like it.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Origins: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (McCartney)
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 04 Mar 19 - 07:31 PM

The data translations into simple text format...will give you chills...

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

BOGUS

Subject: RE: Origins: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (McCartney)
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Mar 19 - 12:44 PM

McCartney has elsewhere remarked that
George Harrison, of happy memory,
used to tell him off about his song lyrics about people
like the man with the barrow in the marketplace (Obladi Oblada)
and how they had nothing to do with the real deal.

Subject: RE: Origins: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (McCartney)
From: meself
Date: 05 Mar 19 - 01:29 PM

"they had nothing to do with the real deal"

... um ... what's that mean?

Subject: RE: Origins: Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (McCartney)
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 05 Mar 19 - 01:37 PM

When I was a grammar school boy of 13 getting into the rock music lyrics of the late 60s and early 70s,
I felt it was my duty to analyse and understand these great pearls of confounding surreal profound wisdom...
If I didn't unserstand them, it was my fault for not being clever enough...???

Because that's how we were being taught to do the same with poetry at school...

Years later I realised the lyrics were mostly complete hippy dippy stoned pretentious bollocks...