Harry Rag
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI
Lyrics:
Ah, Tom is young and Tom is bold
Tom is as bold as the knights of old
But whenever he gets in a bit of a jam
There's nothing he won't do to get a harry rag
Harry rag, harry rag
Do anything just to get a harry rag
And he curses himself for the life he's led
And rolls himself a harry rag and puts himself to bed
Ah, Tom's old ma is a dying lass
Soon they all reckon she'll be pushing up the grass
And her bones might ache and her skin might sag
But still she's got the strength to have a harry rag
Harry rag, harry rag
Do anything just to get a harry rag
And she curses herself for the life she's led
And rolls herself a harry rag and puts herself to bed
Ah, bless you tax man, bless you all
You may take some but you never take it all
But if I give it all, I won't feel sad
As long as I got enough to buy a harry rag
Harry rag, harry rag
Do anything just to get a harry rag
And I curse myself for the life I've led
And roll myself a harry rag and put myself to bed
Ah, the smart young ladies of the land
Can't relax without a harry in their hand
And they light one up and they boast and brag
So content because they got a harry rag
Harry rag, harry rag
Do anything just to get a harry rag
And they'll light one up and they'll boast and brag
So content because they got a harry rag
Harry rag, harry rag
I'll do anything just to get a harry rag
And I curse myself for the life I've led
And roll myself a harry rag and put myself to bed
This song can be found on the following releases:
alternate take, mono mix (2:13), recorded Jan 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), LondonSomething Else By The Kinks (Deluxe Edition) | 20 Jun, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 273 214-1 | 2 CD set |
mono mix (2:17), recorded Feb 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
Mister Pleasant/Harry Rag | 24 May, 1967 | USA | Reprise 0587 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | 15 Sep, 1967 | UK | Pye NPL 18193 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks/Status Quo | 1968 | Brazil | Musidisc MINI 9 | 7" vinyl Mini-LP, 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | Jan 1968 | USA | Reprise R 6279 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | Feb, 1968 | Canada | Pye NPL 30111 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | 1969 | Brazil | Musidisc HI-FI 2173 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | 30 Mar, 1998 | UK | Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 480 | CD |
Something Else By The Kinks | 26 Apr, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Midline SMRCD029 | CD |
Something Else By The Kinks (Deluxe Edition) | 20 Jun, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 273 214-1 | 2 CD set |
The Kinks In Mono | 21 Nov, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary/Universal Music 602527769448 | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix (2:17), recorded Feb 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
Something Else By The Kinks | 15 Sep, 1967 | UK | Pye NSPL 18193 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | Dec 1967 | Germany | Pye/Hitton HTSLP 340044 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | Jan 1968 | USA | Reprise RS 6279 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | 1969 | Brazil | Musidisc HI-FI 2173 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Golden Hour "Kinks"-Lola, Percy & The Apeman Come Face To Face With The Village Green Preservation Society... Something Else! | 11 Oct, 1974 | UK | Pye/Golden Hour GHD 50 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | Dec 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 6007 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Something Else By The Kinks | Jan 1988 | Germany | PRT/TELDEC 8.26674 ZR | CD |
Something Else By The Kinks | 18 Dec, 1989 | UK | Castle Communications CLACD 189 | CD |
Something Else By The Kinks | 15 May, 1990 | USA | Reprise RS 6279-2 | CD |
Something Else By The Kinks | 20 Aug, 2001 | UK | Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD303 | CD |
The Pye Album Collection | 25 Apr 2005 | UK | Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group CMXBX 1125 | Multi CD box set |
Something Else By The Kinks (Deluxe Edition) | 20 Jun, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 273 214-1 | 2 CD set |
The Anthology - 1964-1971 | 17 Nov 2014 | UK | Sony/Legacy/BMG 88875021542 | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix, session excerpt (0:19), recorded Feb 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
The Anthology - 1964-1971 | 17 Nov 2014 | UK | Sony/Legacy/BMG 88875021542 | Multi CD box set |
mono mix, BBC recording (2:18), recorded 25 Oct, 1967 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 4, London
BBC Sessions 1964-1977 | 12 Mar, 2001 | UK | Sanctuary Records SANDD010 | 2 CD set |
BBC Sessions 1964-1977 | 20 Mar, 2001 | USA | Sanctuary Records 06076 84504-2 | 2 CD set |
Something Else By The Kinks (Deluxe Edition) | 20 Jun, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 273 214-1 | 2 CD set |
The Kinks At The BBC - Radio & TV Sessions And Concerts: 1964-1994 | 13 Aug 2012 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 279 721-8 | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix, by Trihas & The Tapes, recorded 1996
Kinky Music - Trihas & The Tapes | 1996 | Holland | (self published) TRI-02 | CD |
Do It Again - The Kover Kontroversy Kontinues | Jun 1999 | USA | - - | CD |
stereo mix, by The Flying Ants, recorded 1997
The Kover Kontroversy | Jan 1997 | USA | - - | Cassette |
stereo mix, as "Rull en rev" by Veldig Respektable Menn, recorded 2004
Sanger av Ray Davies og The Kinks - Veldig Respektable Menn | 24 Sep, 2004 | Norway | Tylden & Co. GTACD 8267 | CD |
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