Released: August 24, 1972
Songwriter: Paul McCartney
Producer: Alan Parsons Paul McCartney
[Intro]
This is '1882'
[Verse 1]
Well, good morning, young master
It's 1882
Your mother is hungry
What will you do?
There is bread in the kitchen
Of the big house upstairs
But I warn you, don't take it
From them
[Chorus]
You'll be tarred, you'll be feathered
You'll be hung like a hammer
And I warn you, don't do it
Young man
[Verse 2]
Your mother is calling
She wants you by the bed
So get ready, young master
Go shake your sleepy head
Darling son, "I am dying
And I leave it to you
As I'm leaving
Tell me, what did I do?
I am dying
Tell me, what did I do?"
[Bridge]
Boys steals the bread, now
Packs it up and heads for the door
Man sees him coming
Says "boy you won't be running no more"
Boy gets arrested
And the case is tested that day
Judge finds him guilty
And the jailer takes him away
[Verse 3]
Good morning, young master
It's 25 to 9
They'll be coming, to get you
In 20 minutes time
[Chorus]
You'll be drawn, you'll be quartered
You'll be hung like hammer
And I warn you, get ready
Young man, yeah
[Verse 4]
Say the boy, "I am dying
And I leave it to you
As I'm leaving
Tell me, what did I do?
As I'm dying
Tell me, what did I do?"
This is '1882'
[Verse 1]
Well, good morning, young master
It's 1882
Your mother is hungry
What will you do?
There is bread in the kitchen
Of the big house upstairs
But I warn you, don't take it
From them
[Chorus]
You'll be tarred, you'll be feathered
You'll be hung like a hammer
And I warn you, don't do it
Young man
[Verse 2]
Your mother is calling
She wants you by the bed
So get ready, young master
Go shake your sleepy head
Darling son, "I am dying
And I leave it to you
As I'm leaving
Tell me, what did I do?
I am dying
Tell me, what did I do?"
[Bridge]
Boys steals the bread, now
Packs it up and heads for the door
Man sees him coming
Says "boy you won't be running no more"
Boy gets arrested
And the case is tested that day
Judge finds him guilty
And the jailer takes him away
[Verse 3]
Good morning, young master
It's 25 to 9
They'll be coming, to get you
In 20 minutes time
[Chorus]
You'll be drawn, you'll be quartered
You'll be hung like hammer
And I warn you, get ready
Young man, yeah
[Verse 4]
Say the boy, "I am dying
And I leave it to you
As I'm leaving
Tell me, what did I do?
As I'm dying
Tell me, what did I do?"
more tracks from the album
Red Rose Speedway (Archive Collection)
- Live and Let Die
- Little Lamb Dragonfly
- Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)
- Medley: Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands of Love/Power Cut
- I Would Only Smile
- Seaside Woman
- Best Friend (Live)
- Night Out
- Thank You Darling
- The Mess (Live in The Hague)
- Jazz Street
- I Lie Around
- Get on the Right Thing
- C Moon
- Hi, Hi, Hi
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Mama’s Little Girl
- Big Barn Bed
- My Love
- Single Pigeon
- When The Night
- Country Dreamer
- One More Kiss
- Little Woman Love
- 1882 (Live in Berlin)
From the albums
- Red Rose Speedway (Archive Collection) (2018)
- Wings Over Europe (2018)
Paul McCartney & Wings popular songs
- Band on the Run
- Live and Let Die
- Jet
- Silly Love Songs
- My Love
- Let ’Em In
- Let Me Roll It
- Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
- Mull of Kintyre
- Dear Friend
- Arrow Through Me
- Hi, Hi, Hi
- Bluebird
- C Moon
- Maybe I’m Amazed (Live)
- Rock Show
- Mrs. Vandebilt
- Wild Life
- Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
- With a Little Luck
- Listen to What the Man Said
- Give Ireland Back to the Irish
- Mamunia
- Junior’s Farm