Related session
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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Home recordings, aka "The Braun Tape"
Circa July 1960
From the liner notes of Wildcat!:
While these are both acoustic guitar versions of this song, the difference in sound would indicate that they come from two different recording dates. In both versions, Stu has admirably grasped the opening riff on the bass but doesn’t manage to successfully transpose the figure across the chord changes, displaying his infamous lack of skill as a musician. The Beatles knew this song from Gene Vincent who was touring England in 1960.
(page 655 from Beatles Tune In)
(Gene vincent 1959)
Lyrics
Don't ever try, to tame a wild cat
You'd just be wastin' your time
Just leave like you found me
Don't put no cage around me, oh-no, not me
You want a lamb, but I'm a wild cat
If you just keep that in mind
I'll let you hug and pet me
And then you gotta let me go free
Let me Be
You're a crazy, little kitten
But you just don't understand
Oh don't you chain me
Or try to train me
And you'll have me eatin' outta your hand
So don't forget that I'm a wild cat
And we'll just get along fine
The wild cat's what they name me
No kitten's gonna tame me, oh-no, not me
(Move over tiger)
You're a crazy, a-little kitten
But you just don't understand
Oh don't you chain me
Or try to train me
And you'll have me eatin' outta your hand
So don't forget that I'm a wild cat
And we'll just get along fine
The wild cat's what they name me
No kitten's gonna tame me, oh-no, not me.
Oh-no, not me, oh-no, not me, oh-no
Bootlegs
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The Silver Beatles - Lapis Lazuli
Unofficial album • Released in 2010
2:22 • Outtake
Session Recording: circa July 1960 • Studio Paul's House Forthlin Road Liverpool
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
