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“She’s Goin' Bald” is a remake of the musical section known as “He Gives Speeches” from the aborted SMiLE album. The opening section of the song is unchanged with only the the first verse containing original lyrics. The rest of the song is new material written during the Smiley Smile summer of ‘67.
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[Verse]
Silken hair, more silken hair fell on her face
And no wind was blowing (She was kinda hip)
Silken hair, more silken hair lay near her pillbox
Down at her feet (She'd been on a trip)
I peek in and when I saw she'd lost her hair
I thought I would tell her (She was goin' bald)
When she saw her shining forehead, didn't stop
She swooned to the ground (Really flipped her wig)
Laughed so hard, I blew my mind
I blew my cool and blew myself over
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Bridge]
What a blow (Sha-na-na)
Sha-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na (Yeah, blow)
Sha-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na (What a blow)
Sha-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na (Yeah, blow)
Sha-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na (Mmm, what a blow)
Sha-na-na, na-na
[Interlude]
She drew a comb across her scalp
And brushed what she had left
I tried to salvage what I could
And threw it in a sack
She made a bee line to her room
And grabbed all kind o' juice
She started pouring it on her head
And thought it'd grow it back!
[Chorus/Outro]
You're too late mama
Ain't nothin' upside your head
(No more, no more, no more, no more)
Upside your head
You're too late mama
Ain't nothin' upside your head
(No more, no more, no more, no more)
Upside your head
You're too late mama
Ain't nothin' upside your head
(No more, no more, no more, no more)
She’s Goin’ Bald was written by Van Dyke Parks & Mike Love & Brian Wilson.
She’s Goin’ Bald was produced by The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys released She’s Goin’ Bald on Mon Sep 18 1967.