Released: June 6, 1971

Songwriter: John Lennon Yoko Ono Frank Zappa

Producer: John Lennon Yoko Ono Phil Spector

Scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag

Scumbag, yeah! Scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag, ho!

Scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag

Scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag

Scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag

Scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag

Scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag

Scumbag, scumbag, scumbag

Scumbag

Scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag

Scum, scum, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag

-"Hey, listen! I don't know whether you can tell what the
Words are to this song but there's only two of them
And I'd like to have you sing along 'cause it's real easy
Anybody who comes to the Fillmore East can sing this song
The name of the song is Scumbag
Ok? And all you gotta do is sing 'scumbag'
Right on, brothers and sisters let's hear it for the 'scumbag'!"

Scumbag! Scumbag! Scumbag! Scumbag! Scumbag!
Scumbag! Scumbag! Scumbag! Scumbag!

Scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag
Scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag, scumbag
Scum
Scumbag, baby, scumbag
Scumbag

Scumbag, baby
Scumbag, baby, (scumbag, baby)
Scumbag, baby, (scumbag, baby)
Scumbag, (scumbag, baby)
Scumbag, (scumbag, baby)
Scumbag, oh yeah, (scumbag)
Scumbag (scumbag)
Scumbag (scumbag) (who's scumbag?)
Hey, scumbag, (scumbag)
Scumbag (scumbag)
Scumbag (scumbag)
Scumbag, scumbag
Scum, uh!
Scumbag
Scumbag
Scumbag (scumbag)
Scumbag
Scumbag
Scumbag
Scumbag
(oh, oh, oh, yeah)

John Lennon

As the founding member of The Beatles, John Winston Lennon (1940-1980) is one of the most recognizable cultural icons of the 20th Century. He is also the other half of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership, alongside fellow Beatle, Paul McCartney.

As a solo artist and through his relationship and collaboration with avant-garde artist Yoko Ono, he became just as recognizable for his political activism.

Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, outside of his New York apartment, The Dakota. Since then, his music and message remain timeless.