John Edmund Andrew Phillips (30 de agosto de 1935 - 18 de marzo de 2001), fue un cantante, guitarrista, escritor y compositor de los Estados Unidos. Conocido como "Papa" John, fue el líder y compositor de la mayoría de las canciones de The Mamas & the Papas. Es padre de Jeffrey Phillips, Mackenzie Phillips, Chynna Phillips, Tamerlane Phillips, y Bijou Phillips.
La primera banda de Phillips fue The Journeymen, un trío dedicado a la música folk.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
DGD April Anne with the red bandanna round her head CG Pretty Anne with the peacock feathered fan said DF#mBm That the sash around her waist turned to lead DF#mBm And her jingle-jangled faggot friend was dead DF#mBm And the wine he spilled stained her pillow red CGA The midnight cowboys came but quickly fled GBmA And the whole thing was bringing her down
Lady Anne, we danced the fandango on your bed Anne, the Gypsy Woman once said: Let an Easy Rider share your bed But you chose a drunken gigolo instead How were you to know he was a red? Then you sat and cried and hung your head and said That the whole thing was bringing you down
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Verse 1 +: Oh she let an Easy Rider share her bed But she chose a drunken gigolo instead