Seamus Lyrics
[Intro]
*Dog Barking*
[Verse]
I was in the kitchen
Seamus, that’s the dog, was outside
Well, I was in the kitchen
Seamus, my old hound, was outside
Well you know, the sun sinks slowly
But my old hound dog sat right down and cried
[Instrumental]
*Dog Barking*
[Verse]
I was in the kitchen
Seamus, that’s the dog, was outside
Well, I was in the kitchen
Seamus, my old hound, was outside
Well you know, the sun sinks slowly
But my old hound dog sat right down and cried
[Instrumental]
About
Genius Annotation
“Seamus” is a humorous song constructed on the structure of a 12-bar blues song, with acoustic guitars both strummed and slid, bass, and a piano. It serves as the closing track to Meddle’s first side before entering the album’s master work, “Echoes”.
The rudimentary lyrics are credited to Roger Waters and sung by David Gilmour, complete with howling songs provided by a dog who gave his name to the song.
The composition is credited to all four members of the band, which adds to the joke, considering how short, simple and notably drum-less it is.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
What did Pink Floyd say about "Seamus"?
Genius Answer
I guess it wasn’t really as funny to everyone else [as] it was to us.
- 2.Lucifer Sam
- 4.Flaming
- 8.The Gnome
- 9.Chapter 24
- 10.The Scarecrow
- 11.Bike
- 13.Remember a Day
- 15.Corporal Clegg
- 17.See-Saw
- 18.Jugband Blues
- 19.Cirrus Minor
- 20.The Nile Song
- 21.Crying Song
- 22.Up The Khyber
- 24.Cymbaline
- 25.Party Sequence
- 26.Main Theme
- 27.Ibiza Bar
- 28.More Blues
- 29.Quicksilver
- 30.A Spanish Piece
- 31.Dramatic Theme
- 36.Sysyphus
- 39.The Narrow Way
- 42.If
- 43.Summer ’68
- 44.Fat Old Sun
- 48.Fearless
- 49.San Tropez
- 50.Seamus
- 51.Echoes
- 53.When You’re In
- 54.Burning Bridges
- 57.Mudmen
- 58.Childhood’s End
- 59.Free Four
- 60.Stay
- 62.Speak to Me
- 64.On the Run
- 65.Time
- 67.Money
- 68.Us and Them
- 70.Brain Damage
- 71.Eclipse
- 74.Have a Cigar
- 78.Dogs
- 80.Sheep
- 82.In the Flesh?
- 83.The Thin Ice
- 87.Mother
- 88.Goodbye Blue Sky
- 89.Empty Spaces
- 90.Young Lust
- 91.One of My Turns
- 95.Hey You
- 97.Nobody Home
- 98.Vera
- 100.Comfortably Numb
- 101.The Show Must Go On
- 103.Run Like Hell
- 105.Stop
- 106.The Trial
- 107.Outside the Wall
- 108.The Post War Dream
- 109.Your Possible Pasts
- 110.One of the Few
- 112.The Hero’s Return
- 113.The Gunner’s Dream
- 114.Paranoid Eyes
- 117.Southampton Dock
- 118.The Final Cut
- 119.Not Now John
- 121.Signs of Life
- 122.Learning to Fly
- 123.The Dogs of War
- 124.One Slip
- 125.On the Turning Away
- 126.Yet Another Movie
- 127.Round and Around
- 129.Terminal Frost
- 131.Sorrow
- 132.Cluster One
- 134.Poles Apart
- 135.Marooned
- 138.Take It Back
- 139.Coming Back to Life
- 140.Keep Talking
- 141.Lost for Words
- 142.High Hopes
Credits
Producer
Writers
Bass Guitar
Engineer
Vocals
Remastering Engineer
Piano
Harmonica
Acoustic Guitar
Sound Effects
Recorded At
AIR, Morgan Studios (London, United Kingdom)
Release Date
October 31, 1971
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