<P> `` Just Dropped In ( To See What Condition My Condition Was In ) '' is a counterculture era song written by Mickey Newbury and , in 1968 , a chart hit for Kenny Rogers and the First Edition . Said to reflect the LSD experience , the song was intended to be a warning about the dangers of using the drug . First recorded on October 10 , 1967 by Teddy Hill & the Southern Soul as a single on Rice Records ( Rice 5028 b / w `` Stagger Lee '' ) and produced by Norro Wilson , Jerry Lee Lewis soon covered the song on his album Soul My Way . </P>
who sang what condition my condition is in
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition Teddy Hill & the Southern Soul