Released: February 20, 1979

Songwriter: George Harrison

Producer: Russ Titelman George Harrison

[Verse 1]
I ate it and at once my eyes could see you
No sooner had I ooped it down
I felt so far off from the ground I stood on
My legs they seemed to me like high-rise buildings
My head was high up in the sky
My skin the sun began to fry like bacon

[Bridge 1]
And then somebody old appeared and asked had I come far
And hadn't they just seen me up on Haleakala
I kept on body surfing to pretend I hadn't heard
There was someone there beside me, swimming like Richard III
And I'm still smiling

[Instrumental Verse]

[Bridge 2]
Seven naked native girls swam seven sacred pools
Lone ranger smoking doobies said you're breaking all the rules
You'd better get your clothes on or else there'll be a row
If it wasn't for my sunstroke I would take you on right now
And I'm still smiling

[Verse 2]
I fell in love with my soft-hearted Hana
She entered right in through my heart
And now although we're miles apart
I still feel her
She lives beneath the crater in the meadow
She grows among the fruit and grain
You can meet her after heavy rain has fallen

George Harrison

If George Harrison were merely remembered for his involvement in The Beatles, his legacy would be solidified as one of rock’s greatest names. Along with staging the world’s first benefit concert where major artists performed together for humanitarian relief, introducing pop culture to classical Indian music and gaining three #1 singles as a solo artist, he was also a film producer and an avid gardener.

In 1957, he met a young Paul McCartney on a bus they both took to school. McCartney then introduced him to John Lennon to audition for his skiffle group, the Quarrymen. Lennon originally rejected Harrison as he thought he was too young to be the band, having just turned 15. Harrison eventually impressed Lennon with his guitar skills and was accepted as a member of the group.

During his time with The Beatles, Harrison was the lead guitarist, one of the singers, and contributed many songs such as “Taxman,” “Within You Without You,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Here Comes the Sun” and “Something.”