Jiving Sister Fanny

Jiving Sister Fanny

Composers: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
First release: Metamorphosis, June 1975
Recording date: April-July 1969, 1975 Recording location: Olympic Sound Studios, London, England
Producer: Jimmy Miller Chief engineer: Glyn Johns
Never performed onstage

Probable line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Rhythm electric guitar: Keith Richards
Lead electric guitar: Mick Taylor
Vocal: Mick Jagger
Electric piano: Nicky Hopkins
Congas: Jon Tiven
Horns:

Jiving sister Fanny told her man from Philadelphia, PA
Ah huh, huh, huh
He tore down the station, said she didn't like the way we played
Ah huh, huh, huh

If you've got a favorite guy, bet you by the reason why
Hang from the (...), the cold grab you by the while
Ooh child, you've got me walking down a broad highway
Ah huh, huh, huh

Now Jiving sister Fanny's got the brain of a dinosaur
Ah huh, huh, huh
Yesl she hocked my fancy mother and she hocked my electric guitar
Ah huh, huh, huh

There she's waiting in the store, that's the way, the way to go
Now she's found the way to go, goodbye Charlie, bet you'll win
Ooh child, you've got me walking down a broad highway
Ah huh, huh, huh

And come on boy, I want you to one time

Ah yeah, ooh
Ooh yeah, that's all right

Ooh child, you've got me walking down a broad highway
Ah huh, huh, huh
Yeah now, jiving sister Fanny brought the man down the broad highway
Ah huh, huh, huh
Yeah she even took the question and she didn't like the games we played
Ah na, na, na, na, na

Yeah, you've got my way around, you've got me out of town
A man from the (...)
Ooh child, you've got me walking down a broad highway

Jiving sister Fanny's got the brain of a dinosaur (...)
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah huh, huh, huh

You've got me walking by a man from Philadelphia
You've got me worrying by the famous child (...)
Ooh now my, ah huh, huh, ah huh, huh, huh

Come on, boy, come on, come on, come on, come on now
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah huh, huh, huh

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