The Gnome

 ( Pink Floyd Songs ) 

" The Gnome" is a song by the English Rock music band Pink Floyd. Written by Syd Barrett, it is the eighth song on their 1967 debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

Andy Mabbett (1995). 071194301X, Omnibus Press. 071194301X

The song takes place in a Fiction gnome world from the perspective of a gnome.

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Background The song tells the tale of a scarlet tunic wearing gnome named Grimble Gromble. The lyrics ostensibly "came off the top of head".

(2025). 9780711988354, Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780711988354

"The Gnome" was included on the B-side of the US Pink Floyd single "Flaming" (Tower 378), which was never released in the UK.

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Personnel

• Syd Barrett – acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Roger Waters – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Richard Wright – celesta, vibraphone, backing vocals
• Nick Mason – wooden fish, cymbal

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