- Album This song officially appears on the Wide Prairie Official album.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
"Flowers In The Dirt" sessions at Hog Hill Mill
April - July 1988
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Song facts
From Wide Prairie liner notes:
Another collaboration between Linda, Carla Lane, and myself, which in this case deals with the last days of a cow under sentence of death. The sweet innocence of the song made many of our friends decide to “go veggie”. Linda probably has done more than anyone else to bring vegetarianism into the dietary mainstream of our society, and made thousands of people ponder to wisdom of our cruel treatment of animals generally.
Last updated on November 5, 2016
Lyrics
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
With one more day of grazing
Before the slaughter truck
And when it comes you will go
With quiet dignity
Across the yard
Up the ramp
Into the truck, Oh
Trusting creature
Going to meet the final man
With nothing on your face
Except for that familiar beauty
And he will eat you
Because he didn't look
Because he didn't look
He didn't look
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
With one more day of grazing
Before the slaughter truck
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
With one more day of grazing
Before the slaughter truck
Placid creature
Standing in your June field
With one more day of grazing
Before the slaughter truck
And he will eat you
Because he didn't look
Because he didn't look
He didn't look
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 1998
4:27 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocals, Hofner bass, Producer
- Linda McCartney :
- Casio keyboard, Harmony vocals, Lead vocals
- Carla Lane :
- Spoken verse
- Peter Henderson :
- Recording engineer
Official album • Released in 2019
4:27 • Studio version • A2019 • 2019 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Drums, Electric guitar, Harmony vocals, Hofner bass, Producer
- Linda McCartney :
- Casio keyboard, Harmony vocals, Lead vocals
- Carla Lane :
- Spoken verse
- Peter Henderson :
- Recording engineer
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
Bootlegs
Unofficial album • Released in 1998
3:52 • Outtake • April 1988 - With Robbie MacIntosh
The Beatles At The Beeb - Repair
Unofficial live • Released in 2003
0:35 • Live • John Poem (National Health )
Unofficial album • Released in 2014
2:39 • Studio version • Unreleased Early Rough Mix
Flowers In The Dirt - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
4:27 • Studio version
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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