School - Tres Conejos

Written by Paul McCartneyCarl Davis

Album This song officially appears on the Liverpool Oratorio Official album.
Timeline This song has been officially released in 1991

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Song facts

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

Last updated on July 10, 2019

Lyrics

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.

Officially appears on


The World You're Coming Into / Tres Conejos

7" Single • Released in 1991

2:42 • Studio versionL1

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


Liverpool Oratorio

Official album • Released in 1991

1:50 • LiveL1

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 • LiveL1

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


The 7” Singles Box

7" Single • Released in 2022

1:50 • LiveL1

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

Bootlegs



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

Live performances

“School - Tres Conejos” has been played in 9 concerts and 1 soundchecks.

Latest concerts where School - Tres Conejos has been played






An Evening With Paul McCartney & Friends - Royal College Of Music Benefit

Mar 23, 1995 • United Kingdom • London • St. James' Palace


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