Released in 1991
Written by Paul McCartney • Carl Davis
Last updated on July 10, 2019
Album This song officially appears on the Liverpool Oratorio Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1991
“Tres Conejos” is the seventh track of the second movement – entitled “School” – of Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, released in 1991.
II: SCHOOL. 1953. The war baby – Shanty – now 11 years old and at school, celebrates his Liverpool upbringing. With classmates, he skips lessons to “sag off” and sunbathe in the graveyard of Liverpool Cathedral. Sleeping on a gravestone, he dreams of ghosts of the past and the future. One of the ghosts, Mary Dee, is his bride-to-be. Waking and back at school, Shanty and his classmates are taught Spanish in the form of a folk song by their new mistress, Miss Inkley.
“Liverpool Oratorio” liner notes
MISS INKLEY
Tres conejos
BOYS
Tres conejos
MISS INKLEY
En un arbol
BOYS
En un arbol
MISS INKLEY
Tocando
BOYS
Tocando
MISS INKLEY
El tambor
BOYS
El tambor.
MISS INKLEY
Que si
BOYS
Que si
MISS INKLEY
Que no
BOYS
Que no
MISS INKLEY
Que si. Lo he visto yo.
HEADMASTER
Ahem!
MISS INKLEY
Tres conejos
En un arbol
Tocando
El tambor.
Que si
Que no
Que si.
Lo he visto yo.
SHANTY and BOYS
Tres conejos
En un arbol
Tocando
El tambor.
Que si
Que no
Que si.
Lo he visto yo.
BOYS
Tres conejos
MISS INKLEY
Three rabbits
BOYS
En un arbol
MISS INKLEY
In a tree
BOYS
Tocando
MISS INKLEY
Playing
BOYS
El tambor
MISS INKLEY
The drum.
BOYS
Que si
MISS INKLEY
Why yes
BOYS
Que no
MISS INKLEY
Why no
BOYS
Que si. Lo he visto yo.
MISS INKLEY
Why yes. I have seen it.
HEADMASTER
Ahem!
Tres conejos
En un arbol
Tocando
SHANTY and HEADMASTER
El tambor.
HEADMASTER
Que si
SHANTY
Que si
MISS INKLEY
Que...
ALL
No.
Que si.
Lo he visto yo.
The World You're Coming Into / Tres Conejos
7" Single • Released in 1991
2:42 • Studio version • L1
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Additional engineer John Timperley : Balance engineer Carl Davis : Orchestra conductor Peter Mew : Additional engineer, Editor John Fraser : Producer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra Nic Raine : Assistant to carl davis Martin Astle : Additional engineer Tom Leader : Additional engineer, Editor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir : Choir Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral : Choir Ian Tracey : Chorus master and master of the choriste Jerry Hadley : Tenor Willard White : Bass Sally Burgess : Mezzo-soprano
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
Official album • Released in 1991
1:50 • Live • L1
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Additional engineer John Timperley : Balance engineer Carl Davis : Orchestra conductor Peter Mew : Additional engineer, Editor John Fraser : Producer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra Nic Raine : Assistant to carl davis Martin Astle : Additional engineer Tom Leader : Additional engineer, Editor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir : Choir Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral : Choir Ian Tracey : Chorus master and master of the choriste Jerry Hadley : Tenor Willard White : Bass Sally Burgess : Mezzo-soprano
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
Selections from Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
Official album • Released in 1992
1:50 • Live • L1
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Additional engineer John Timperley : Balance engineer Carl Davis : Orchestra conductor Peter Mew : Additional engineer, Editor John Fraser : Producer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra Nic Raine : Assistant to carl davis Martin Astle : Additional engineer Tom Leader : Additional engineer, Editor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir : Choir Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral : Choir Ian Tracey : Chorus master and master of the choriste Jerry Hadley : Tenor Willard White : Bass Sally Burgess : Mezzo-soprano
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
7" Single • Released in 2022
1:50 • Live • L1
Paul McCartney : Executive producer Eddie Klein : Additional engineer John Timperley : Balance engineer Carl Davis : Orchestra conductor Peter Mew : Additional engineer, Editor John Fraser : Producer Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra Nic Raine : Assistant to carl davis Martin Astle : Additional engineer Tom Leader : Additional engineer, Editor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir : Choir Choristers of Liverpool Cathedral : Choir Ian Tracey : Chorus master and master of the choriste Jerry Hadley : Tenor Willard White : Bass Sally Burgess : Mezzo-soprano
Concert From the concert in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Jun 28, 1991
Unofficial live • Released in 1995
3:03 • Live
Willard White : Baritone Sally Burgess : Mezzo-soprano Michael Pollock : Piano Maria Castronari : Double bass
Concert From "An Evening With Paul McCartney & Friends - Royal College Of Music Benefit" in London, United Kingdom on Mar 23, 1995
Up And Coming Tour Argentina 2010
Unofficial live • Released in 2010
Live • Medley with "Sing The Changes"
Concert From the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov 10, 2010
Aztec Night: Live from Mexico City 2012
Unofficial live • Released in 2012
0:40 • Live
Concert From the concert in Mexico City, Mexico on May 08, 2012
“School - Tres Conejos” has been played in 14 concerts and 1 soundchecks.
Jul 27, 2024 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Jul 21, 2024 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Jul 20, 2024 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Jul 18, 2024 • Part of Liverpool Oratorio
Mexico City • Stade Azteca • Mexico
May 08, 2012 • Part of On The Run Tour
See all concerts where “School - Tres Conejos” has been played
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