Recording: Matilda Mother

Performed by

Recording date

June 7, 1967

First release

On Audio album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (August 5, 1967)

Comments

The song was originally based on Hilaire Belloc's "Cautionary Tales for Children" (1907). Syd Barrett was forced to re-write the song after Belloc's estate denied permission to use the original lyrics.

The "Belloc version" is only available on bootleg.

Rating

Song info

Song

Matilda Mother

Written by

Syd Barrett

First release

Matilda Mother by Pink Floyd on audio album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (August 5, 1967)

Language

English

Versions

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	Matilda Mother	Pink Floyd	August 5, 1967
2	Matilda Mother	Paul Roland	1987
3	Matilda Mother	Stinking Lizaveta	September 3, 2008
4	Matilda Mother	i.overdrive trio	2008