A Spaniard in the Works

A Spaniard in the Works
Author(s)	John Lennon
Country	England
Language	English, Swedish
Genre(s)	Experimental fiction
Publisher	Simon & Schuster, Buccaneer Books, Bakhåll
Publication date	24 June 1965
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	95 pp
ISBN	1-56849-299-5
OCLC Number	34089687
Preceded by	In His Own Write
Followed by	Skywriting by Word of Mouth

A Spaniard in the Works is a book from 1965 by John Lennon. The book consists of nonsensical stories and drawings similar to the style of his previous book, 1964's In His Own Write. The name refers to a pun on the term "A spanner in the works" (analogous to the American English expression, "throw a monkey wrench" [into someone's plans], a spanner being the British English equivalent to the American English word, wrench).

The Swedish publishing house Bakhåll published in 1997 the book in an English and Swedish edition, together with a CD containing tracks with never before released Lennon pieces and interviews.

1997 CD tracks:

1. "My Life" (Lennon) 2:30
2. "John Meets Yoko - Teacher/Pupil" (Lennon) 1:44
3. "Dear John" (Lennon) 4:10
4. "Cosmic Joke Number 9 / The Future Is Ours To See" (Lennon) 1:30
5. "Lord, Take This Makeup Off Me" (Lennon) 2:18
6. "Do It Yourself" (unknown) 1:13
7. "Make Love Not War" (Lennon) 3:13
8. "Groupies" (Lennon) 1:45
9. "Here We Go Again" (Lennon/Spector) 2:57
10. "What Does It Mean When You're Such A Pacifist That You Get Shot?" (Lennon) 0:57
11. "His Spirit Is Still Around" (Yoko Ono) 0:46

External links

• A Spaniard in the Works at BeatlesNumber9.com
• CD 1997