You Can't Catch Me

Yoko Ono · Other Songs - Yoko Ono

I bought a brand new airmobile,

It was a custom made, it was a flightning deal.

With a powerful motor and a hide away wing,

Push in on the button, you will hear her sing.



Now, you can't catch me,

Baby, you can't catch me,

'cause if you get too close,

You know I'm goin' like cool breeze.



Hey! hey!

Well, you walk!

You walk!



New jersey turnpike in the wee wee hours,

I was rollin' slowly 'cause of drizzle showers.

Here come a flat-top, he was movin' up with me,

Then come waving goodbye in a little, old souped up jitney.

I put my foot in the tank, I began to roll,

Moanin' siren, 'twas the state patrol.

I let out my wings, then I blew my horn,

Bye-bye, new jersey, I become airborn.



Now, you can't catch me,

Baby, you can't catch me,

'cause if you get too close,

You know I'm goin' like cool breeze.



Hey!

Well, you walk!

Yeah, walk!



I bought a brand new airmobile,

It was a custom made, it was a flightning deal.

With a powerful motor and a hide away wing,

Push in on the button, you will hear her sing.



Now, you can't catch me,

Baby, you can't catch me,

'cause if you get too close,

You know I'm goin' like cool breeze.



Hey! hey!

Well, you walk!

You walk!



Flying with my baby last saturday night,

Wasn't a grey cloud floatin' in sight,

Big, full moon, shinin' up above,

Cuddle up, honey, be my love.



Sweetest little thing that I ever seen,

I'm gonna name you maybellene.

Flying on the beam, set on flight control,

Radio tuned to rock and roll.

Two, three hours passed us by,

Altitude dropped into five-o-five.

Fuel consumption, way too fast,

Let's get on home before we run out of gas.



Now, you can't catch me,

Baby, you can't catch me,

'cause if you get too close,

You know I'm goin' like cool breeze.



Git it on!

Yeah, walk!

Git it on, git it on, git it on, do it!

Git it on, git it on.

You know you can't catch me!

You Can't Catch Me

Yoko Ono's "You Can't Catch Me" stands as a quintessential example of her pioneering work in avant-garde and conceptual music. Released during a period where she actively explored the boundaries between performance art and recorded sound, the track embodies her commitment to interactive and participatory listening experiences. Rather than adhering to traditional song structures, the piece often invites the audience to engage directly with the audio, reflecting her broader artistic philosophy found in her visual works and instructional scores. The recording captures the raw, unpolished aesthetic characteristic of her solo output, distinguishing it from her collaborations with John Lennon. As a key component of her extensive discography, the song remains a significant reference point for understanding her unique contribution to the art-rock and experimental genres of the late 1960s and beyond.