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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Monkees
Lead Vocals
Davy Jones
Background Vocals
Doug Lubahn
Bass Guitar
Bill Hinshaw
Woodwinds
Jules Jacob
Woodwinds
David Filerman
Cello
Gregory Bemko
Cello
Jacqueline Lustgarten
Cello
Jan Kelley
Cello
Russ Titelman
Conductor
John Raines
Drums
Mike Ney
Percussion
Danny Kortchmar
Guitar
Ken Bloom
Guitar
Leon Russell
Keyboards
Ralph Schuckett
Keyboards
Clyde "Whitey" Hoggan
Upright Bass
Jerry Scheff
Upright Bass
Jim Hughart
Upright Bass
Max Bennett
Upright Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carole King
Songwriter
Gerry Goffin
Songwriter
Jack Nitzsche
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gerry Goffin
Producer
Cameron Crowe
Producer
Danny Bramson
Producer
Lyrics
My, my, the clock in the sky is pounding away
There's so much to say
A face, a voice
An overdub has no choice
An image cannot rejoice
Wanting to be
To hear and to see
Crying to the sky
But the porpoise is laughing
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Clicks, clacks, riding the backs of giraffes for laughs
S'alright for a while
The ego sings of castles and kings
And things that go with a life of style
Wanting to feel, to know what is real
Living is a, is a lie
The porpoise is waiting
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Written by: Carole King, Gerry Goffin