John Lennon Child Of Nature Lennon Only Michael Croaker Cover

Here s my version of John s 1968 track initially intended for the WHITE ALBUM Child Of Nature of course it would remain hidden away until he dusted it off to evolve into Jealous Guy hope you enjoy Written by: Lennon Recorded: May 1968 Unreleased John Lennon: vocals, acoustic guitar Ringo Starr: shaker Child Of Nature was a song written by John Lennon in 1968 in India. The tune eventually resurfaced as Jealous Guy with different lyrics on Lennon s 1971 solo album Imagine. Like Paul McCartney s Mother Nature s Son, the song was inspired by a lecture given by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India. It is variously known as Child Of Nature or I m Just A Child Of Nature, after a brief mention given by Lennon in a 1980 interview for Playboy magazine. Mother Nature s Son was from a lecture of Maharishi where he was talking about nature, and I had a piece called I m Just A Child Of Nat