Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cindy Wilson
Vocals
Fred Schneider
Vocals
Kate Pierson
Vocals
Keith Strickland
Drums
Ricky Helston Wilson
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cindy Wilson
Songwriter
Fred Schneider
Songwriter
Kate Pierson
Songwriter
Keith Strickland
Songwriter
Ricky Helston Wilson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The B-52's
Producer
Cindy Wilson
Producer
Fred Schneider
Producer
Kate Pierson
Producer
Keith Strickland
Producer
Rhett Davies
Producer
Benji Armbrister
Assistant Engineer
Ricky Helston Wilson
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You're living in your own private Idaho
Living in your own private Idaho
Underground like a wild potato
Don't go on the patio
[Verse 2]
Beware of the pool
Blue bottomless pool
It leads you straight right through the gate
That opens on the pool
[Verse 3]
You're living in your own private Idaho
You're living in your own private Idaho
Keep off the path, beware of the gate
Watch out for signs that say hidden driveways
[Verse 4]
Don't let the chlorine in your eyes
Blind you to the awful surprise
That's been waiting for you at
The bottom of the bottomless blue, blue
Blue pool
[Verse 5]
You're living in your own private Idaho
Idaho
You're outta control, the rivers that roll
You fell into the water and down to Idaho
Get out of that state, get out of that state you're in
Better beware
[Verse 6]
You're living in your own private Idaho
You're living in your own private Idaho
Keep off the patio, your own private Idaho
Keep off the path, your own private Idaho
[Verse 7]
The lawn may be green but you better not be seen
Walking through a gate that leads you down
Down to a pool fraught with danger
It's a pool full of strangers
[Verse 8]
Hey
You're living in your own private Idaho
Where do I go from here to a better state than this?
Well don't be blind to the big surprise
Swimming round and round like the deadly hands of a radio clock
At the bottom
Of the pool
[Verse 9]
Idaho, Idaho
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Get outta that state
Get outta that state
You're living in your own private Idaho
Living in your own private Idaho
Written by: Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Ricky Helston Wilson