Terrapin (song)

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“Terrapin”
Song by Syd Barrett
Album	'The Madcap Laughs'
Released	January 3, 1970
Recorded	April 11, 1969
Genre	Folk rock
Length	5:04
Label	Harvest/EMI Capitol Records (US)
Writer	Syd Barrett
Composer	Syd Barrett
Producer	Malcolm Jones
'The Madcap Laughs' track listing
“Terrapin” (1) No Good Trying (2)

"Terrapin" is a song by Syd Barrett that appears as the first track off his first solo album The Madcap Laughs and is notably the sole representative from that album that appears on The Peel Session. The song's arrangement is sparse, like much of the album, and features only acoustic and electric guitar accompaniment to the vocals.

The song has been covered by Phish, The Smashing Pumpkins as well as David Gilmour, who featured the song on the live album David Gilmour in Concert.

The Syd Barrett Appreciation Society titled its official magazine Terrapin (published from 1972-1976), in tribute to the song.