Probable line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Electric guitar: Keith Richards
Vocal: Mick Jagger
Piano: Ian Stewart
Harmonica: Brian Jones
 

Well I'm waiting at the bus stop in downtown L.A.
But I'd much rather be on a boardwalk on Broadway

Well I'm sitting here thinking just how sharp I am
I'm an under assistant West Coast promo' man

Yeah, yeah

Well I promote groups when they come into town
Well they laugh at my toupee, they sure do put me down

Well I'm sitting here thinking just how sharp I am
I'm a necessary talent behind every rock & roll band

Yeah I'm sharp, I'm really, really sharp
I sure do earn my pay sitting on the beach every day, yeah
I'm real, real sharp, yes I am
I've got a (...) and a seersucker suit, yes I have
Here comes the bus
Uh-oh, I thought I had... Where's my dime? I know I've got a dime here somewhere...
 
 
 

TrackTalk

The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man was a good-natured jibe at George Sherlock, the London Records promo man who accompanied us on our first American tour. The track is based on Buster Brown's 1960 hit, Fannie Mae, which also inspired the Beach Boys' Help Me Rhonda.

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