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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elton John
Elton John
Vocals
Dee Murray
Dee Murray
Bass Guitar
Davey Johnstone
Davey Johnstone
Electric Guitar
Nigel Olsson
Nigel Olsson
Drums
Jacques Bolognesi
Jacques Bolognesi
Trombone
Ivan Jullien
Ivan Jullien
Trumpet
Jean Louis Chautemps
Jean Louis Chautemps
Saxophone
Alain Hatot
Alain Hatot
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elton John
Elton John
Songwriter
Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Songwriter
Gus Dudgeon
Gus Dudgeon
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gus Dudgeon
Gus Dudgeon
Producer
Ken Scott
Ken Scott
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There's a fly in the window
A dog in the yard
And a year since I saw you
There's a trunk in the corner
I keep all my letters
My bills and demands I keep too
[Verse 2]
Well, I can't help thinking
About the times
You were a wife of mine
You aimed to please me
Cooked black-eyed peas me
Made elderberry wine
[Verse 3]
Drunk all the time
Feeling fine on elderberry wine
Those were the days
We'd lay in the haze
Forget depressive times
How can I ever get it together
Without a wife in line
To pick the crop and get me hot
On elderberry wine?
[Verse 4]
'Round a tree in the summer
A fire in the fall
Flat out when they couldn't stand
The bottle went round
Like a woman down south
Passed on from hand to hand
[Verse 5]
Well, I can't help thinking
About the times
You were a wife of mine
You aimed to please me
Cooked black-eyed peas me
Made elderberry wine
[Verse 6]
Drunk all the time
Feeling fine on elderberry wine
Those were the days
We'd lay in the haze
Forget depressive times
How can I ever get it together
Without a wife in line
To pick the crop and get me hot
On elderberry wine?
[Verse 7]
Drunk all the time
Feeling fine on elderberry wine
[Verse 8]
Those were the days
We'd lay in the haze
Forget depressive times
[Verse 9]
How can I ever get it together
Without a wife in line
To pick the crop and get me hot
On elderberry wine?
[Verse 10]
Woo
Elderberry wine
Elderberry wine
Elderberry wine
Elderberry wine
Elderberry wine
Written by: Bernie Taupin, Elton John

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