Status

Nirvana Song

Song Author

Kurt Cobain

Writing Period

1988

Recording Session(s)

May to June 1991 - Sound City, Van Nuys CA {prod by Butch Vig}

May to June 1991 - Sound City, Van Nuys CA {prod by Butch Vig}

April '90 - Smart Studio, Madison WI. {prod by Butch Vig} "Nevermind Demos"

March 1993 - Pachyderm Studios recorded by Steve Albini

1987/1988 - 4 track demos

January 2-3, 1990 - Reciprocal Studios {Produced by Jack Endino}

Notes

A setlist in Come As You Are includes a song titled "Sad." This is believed to be the title for an early and slower version of "Sappy," featuring gothic-like vocals. The setlist also features the titles "Cracker" and "Seed". Kurt labelled these 3 songs as "mellow, 4-track shit." So far there has been no real proof that "Sad" is actually the early "Sappy" version, but it seems reasonable.

On the 1989.11.09 setlist a song named "Trophy" appears. According to Chad Channing, this is probably an early name for "Sappy".

Once it was thought that "Sappy" changed name to "Verse Chorus Verse" around '92/'93, but supposedly "Verse Chorus Verse" is the correct title for the song also know as "In His Hands", and not "Sappy".


(Thanks to DN member Tiny Cheese and LN member Lori for their input.)

Availability

Releases in the Bootography

Alternate/Working Titles

Trophy

Common Mislabels

Seed

The Rocker

Happy Again

Make Him Happy

The Grasshopper

Sad

No Alternative

Laundry Room

Mislabels in the Bootography

Another Rule

Everything & Nothing

Everything And Nothing

Final Flight

Happy

Happy Hour

Happy Hour (2)

If You Kill Yourself

Make You Happy

Mistero

Shappy

Untitled III

Verce Chorus Verse

Verse Chorus Verse

Lyrics

From Kurt Cobain's Journals

And if you save yourself
You will think you're happy
He'll keep you in a jar
Then you'll think you're happy
We'll give you breathing holes
Then you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you in grass
Then you'll think you're happy now

You're in a laundry room
Conclusion came to you ah

And if you heal yourself
You will make him happy
You'll wallow in your shit
And if you cure yourself



No Alternative version (Interpretation)

And if you save yourself, you will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar, then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes, then you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with grass, then you'll think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x2)
Conclusion came to you, ohh

And if you cut yourself, you will think you're happy
He'll keep you in a jar, then you'll make him happy
He'll give you breathing holes, then you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with grass, then you'll think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x2)
Conclusion came to you, ohh

You're in a laundry room (x2)
Conclusion came to you, ohh

And if you fool yourself, you will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar, then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes, then you will seem happy
You'll wallow in your shit, then you'll think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x3)
Conclusion came to you, ohh



1988 (Barnyard Session) a.k.a. "Sad"

And if you say your prayers,
you will make God happy
And if you do what's true,
you will make me happy
I'll keep you in a jar,
and you will seem happy
I'll give you breathing holes,
you will think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x3)

And if you save yourself,
you will make him happy
They'll bring you fine rewards,
and you will feel happy
He'll keep you in a room,
I'm sure you'll be happy
And if you save your soul,
you will think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x4)



1990.04.xx - Smart Studios

And if you save yourself,
you will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar,
then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes,
then you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with grass,
then you'll think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x2)
Conclusion came to you, ohhh

Now if you kill yourself,
you will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar,
then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes,
then you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with grass,
then you'll think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x2)
Conclusion came to you, ohhh

Now
You're in a laundry room (x2)
Conclusion came to you, ohhh

And if you save yourself,
you will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar,
then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes,
then you'll think you're happy
You'll wallow in your shit,
then you'll think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x3)
Conclusion came to you, ohhh



1989.11.22

And if you fuck yourself,
You will think you're happy
He'll keep you in a jar,
And you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes,
And you'll think you're happy
He'll cover you with grass,
And you'll think you're happy

Now
You're in a laundry room (x4)
ohh

And if you kill yourself,
You will think you're happy
He'll keep you in a jar,
Then you'll make you happy
He'll give you breathing holes,
Then you'll think you're happy
You'll wallow in his shit,
Then you'll think you're happy,

Now
You're in a laundry room (x2)
The clue that came to you
You're really in a laundry room,
ohh

And if you fuck yourself,
You will make him happy
He'll keep you in a jar,
Then you'll think you're happy
He'll give you breathing holes,
Then you'll think you're happy
You'll wallow in his shit,
Then you'll think you're happy,

Now
You're in a laundry room (x2)
The clue that came to you
You're really in a laundry room,
ohh