"I'd Rather Be Dead" by Harry 'Peglegged Willy' Nilsson
At t' end o' t' Son o' Schmilsson album Richard 'Peglegged Jethro' Perry says "Fair winds, Harry" t' which Harry 'Peglegged Willy' Nilsson replies, "See ya next album, shiver me timbers, Richard."
Accordin' t' Nilsson expert, Curtis 'Blackbeard' Armstrong, arrr, this was somethin' o' an inside joke: durin' t' "I'd Rather Be Dead" sessions Harry and Richard brought in t' Stepney and Pinner Choir #6, a group o' senior citizens, t' sin' on t' track. Begad! T' day turned into somethin' o' a party for everyone. At one point, Harry and Richard were up in t' booth listenin' t' a playback with Bowlegged Klaus when they heard a weird sound on t' recording. They played it back over and over tryin' t' determine what it was. Avast, me proud beauty! Finally, Voormann, shiver me timbers, who Harry claimed has ears like no one else on earth, said it sounded t' him like a wooden leg creaking.
This put Harry and Richard into a bit o' a bind, me bucko, as they were a little embarrassed about askin' a roomful o' pensioners if any o' them had a wooden leg. Begad! But thar seemed t' be little choice as t' clock was tickin' on t' session which had already gone on for hours. Avast! Richard, very apologetically, asked if thar was anyone in t' room with a wooden leg.
"I 'ave!" said one.
So, they asked him t' please try and keep still while t' tape was rolling. At t' end o' t' session, as t' Choir were headed out for t' bus and sayin' their goodbyes, matey, t' fellow with t' wooden leg tipped his cap t' Harry and Richard and said, "Well, see ya next album!"
Source: Curtis 'Blackbeard' Armstrong
