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The Beatles Lyrics, album "With the Beatles"
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 JOHN 1980: ''It Wont Be Long' is mine. It was my attempt at writing another single. It never quite made it. That was the one where the guy in the 'London Times' wrote about the 'Aeolian cadences of the chords' which started the whole intellectual bit about the Beatles.'PAUL circa-1994: 'We'd spot the double meaning… In 'It won't BE LONG till I BELONG to you' it was that same trip.' It won't be long yeh, yeh, yeh It won't be long yeh, yeh, yeh It won't be long yeh, till I belong to youEvery night when everybody has fun Here am I sitting all on my ownIt won't be long yeh, yeh, yeh It won't be long yeh, yeh, yeh It won't be long yeh, till I belong to youSince you left me, I'm so alone Now you're coming, you're coming on home I'll be good like I know I should You're coming home, you're coming homeEvery night the tears come down from my eyes Every day I've done nothing but cryIt won't be long yeh, yeh, yeh It won't be long yeh, yeh, yeh It won't be long yeh, till I belong to youSince you left me, I'm so alone Now you're coming, you're coming on home I'll be good like I know I should You're coming home, you're coming homeSo every day we'll be happy I know Now I know that you won't leave me no moreIt won't be long yeh, yeh, yeh It won't be long yeh, yeh It won't be long yeh, till I belong to you, woo JOHN 1980: 'That's me trying to do Smokey Robinson again.' Whenever I want you around, yeah All I gotta do is call you on the phone And you'll come running home yeah that's all I gotta doAnd when I wanna kiss you, yeah All I gotta do is whisper in your ear The words you long to hear And I'll be kissin' youAnd the same goes for me, whenever you want me at all I'll be here, yes I will, whenever you call You just gotta call on me, yeah You just gotta call on meAnd when I wanna kiss you, yeah All I gotta do is call you on the phone And you'll come running home Yeah, that's all I gotta doAnd the same goes for me, whenever you want me at all I'll be here, yes I will, whenever you call You just gotta call on me, yeah You just gotta call on me. Oh, you just gotta call on meMmmmmm mm mm JOHN 1972: 'This was one of his first biggies.'JOHN 1980: ''All My Loving' is Paul, I regret to say. Because it's a damn fine piece of work. But I play a pretty mean guitar in back.'PAUL 1984: 'Yeah, I wrote that one. It was the first song I ever wrote where I had the words before the music. I wrote the words on a bus on tour, then we got the tune when I arrived there. The first time I've ever worked upside down.'PAUL 1988: 'I think that was the first song where I wrote the words without the tune. I wrote the words on the tour bus during our tour with Roy Orbison. We did alot of writing then.'PAUL circa-1994: 'It was a good show song. It worked well live.' Close your eyes and I'll kiss you Tomorrow I'll miss you Remember I'll always be true And then while I'm away I'll write home every day And I'll send all my loving to youI'll pretend that I'm kissing The lips I am missing And hope that my dreams will come true And then while I'm away I'll write home every day And I'll send all my loving to youAll my loving I will send to you All my loving, darling I'll be trueClose your eyes and I'll kiss you Tomorrow I'll miss you Remember I'll always be true And then while I'm away I'll write home every day And I'll send all my loving to youAll my loving I will send to you All my loving, darling I'll be true All my loving, all my loving ooh All my loving I will send to you Don't Bother Me (George Harrison) GEORGE 1980: 'The first song that I wrote… as an exercise to see if I could write a song. I wrote it in a hotel in Bounemouth, England, where we were playing a summer season in 1963. I was sick in bed… maybe that's why it turned out to be 'Don't Bother Me.' I don't think it's a particularly good song… It mightn't even be a song at all, but at least it showed me that all I needed to do was keep on writing, and then maybe eventually I would write something good.'PAUL 1988: 'I think John and I were really concentrating on – 'We'll do the 'real' records,' but because the other guys had alot of fans we wrote for them too. George eventually came out with his own, 'Don't Bother Me,' but until then he hadn't written one.' Since she's been gone I want no one To talk to me It's not the same But I'm to blame It's plain to seeSo go away and leave me alone Don't bother meI can't believe That she would leave Me on my own It's just not right Where every night I'm all aloneI've got no time for you right now Don't bother meI know I'll never be the same If I don't get her back again Because I know she'll always be The only girl for meBut till she's here Please don't come near just stay away I'll let you know When she's come home Untill that the dayDon't come around leave me alone Don't bother meI've got no time for you right now Don't bother meI know I'll never be the same If I don't get her back again Because I know she'll always be The only girl for meBut till she's here Please don't come near Just stay away I'll let you know When she's come home Untill that the dayDon't come around leave me alone Don't bother me Don't bother me Don't bother me JOHN 1972: 'Both of us wrote it. This was a knock-off between Paul and me.'JOHN 1980: ''Little Child' was another effort of Paul and I to write a song for somebody else. It was probably Ringo.'PAUL circa-1994: 'Certain songs were inspirational and you just followed that. 'Little Child' was a work job.' Little child, little child Little child, won't you dance with me? I'm so sad and lonely Baby take a chance with meLittle child, little child Little child, won't you dance with me? I'm so sad and lonely Baby take a chance with meIf you want someone To make you feel so fine Then we'll have some fun When you're mine, all mine So come, come on, come onLittle child, little child Little child, won't you dance with me? I'm so sad and lonely Baby take a chance with meWhen you're by my side You're the only one Don't you run and hide Just come on, come on So come on, come on, come onLittle child, little child Little child, won't you dance with me? I'm so sad and lonely Baby take a chance with me Baby take a chance with me Baby take a chance with me Till There Was You (Meredith Willson) There were bells on a hill But I never heard them ringing No, I never heard them at all Till there was youThere were birds in the sky But I never saw them winging No, I never saw them at all Till there was youThen there was music and wonderful roses They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows Of dawn and dewThere was love all around But I never heard it singing No, I never heard it at all Till there was youThen there was music and wonderful roses They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows Of dawn and dewThere was love all around But I never heard it singing No, I never heard it at all Till there was you Till there was you Please Mister Postman (Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman) PAUL 1984: 'Influenced by the Marvelettes, who did the original version. We got it from our fans, who would write 'Please Mr. Postman' on the back of the envelopes. 'Posty, posty, don't be slow, be like the Beatles and go, man, go!' That sort of stuff.' Wait, oh yes wait a minute mister postman Wait, wait mister postmanMister postman look and see Is there a letter in your bag for me I been waiting a long long time Since I heard from that girl of mineThere must be some word today From my girlfriend so far away Please Mister postman look and see If there's a letter, a letter for me I been standing here waiting Mister postman So patiently For just a card or just a letter Saying she's returning home to meMister postman look and see Is there a letter in your bag for me I been waiting a long long time Since I heard from that girl of mineSo many days you passed me by See the tear standing in my eye You didn't stop to make me feel better By leaving me a card or a letterSo Mister postman look and see Is there a letter in your bag for me I been waiting a long long time Since I heard from that girlfriend of mineYou gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta check it and see, one more time for me You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute Deliver the letter, the sooner the better You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) Well gonna write a little letter Gonna mail it to my local D.J. It's a rocking little record I want my jockey to play Roll over Beethoven Gotta hear it again todayYou know my temperature's rising And the jukebox blows a fuse My heart beating rhythm While my soul keeps singing the blues Roll over Beethoven And tell Tchaikovsky the newsI got a rocking pneumonia I need a shot of rhythm and blues I think I caught it off the writer Sittin' down by the rhythm reviews Roll over Beethoven We're rockin' in two by twoWell if you feel it and like it Well get your lover and reel and rock it Roll it over and move on up Just triffle further and reel and rock it Roll it over Roll over Beethoven A rocking in two by two - OooWell early in the morning I'm a giving you the warning Don't you step on my blue suede shoes Hey diddle diddle I'll play my fiddle Ain't got nothing to lose Roll over Beethoven And tell Tchaikovsky the newsYou know she wiggles like a glow worm Dance like a spinning top She's got a crazy partner Oughta see them reel an rock Long as she's got a dime The music will never stop Roll over Beethoven Roll over Beethoven Roll over Beethoven Roll over Beethoven Roll over Beethoven Dig to these rhythm and blues JOHN 1980: 'That was Paul's. Maybe I stuck some bits in there… I really don't remember. It was a pretty poor song and I was never really interested in it either way.'PAUL 1988: 'I can't remember much about that one. Certain songs were just 'work' songs… you haven't got much of a memory of them. That's one of them. You just knew you had a song that would work, a good melody. 'Hold Me Tight' never really had that much of an effect on me. It was a bit Shirelles.'PAUL circa-1994: ''Hold Me Tight' was a failed attempt at a single which then became acceptable album filler.' It feels so right now, hold me tight Tell me I'm the only one And then I might Never be the lonely one So hold me tight, tonight, tonight, It's you, you you you oooo ooooHold me tight Let me go on loving you Tonight tonight Making love to only you So hold me tight, tonight, tonight It's you, you you you oooo ooooDon't know what it means to hold you tight Being here alone tonight with you It feels so right now, feels so right nowHold me tight Tell me I'm the only one And then I might Never be the lonely one So hold me tight, tonight, tonight It's you, you you you oooo ooooDon't know what it means to hold you tight Being here alone tonight with you It feels so right now, feels so right nowHold me tight Let me go on loving you Tonight, tonight Making love to only you So hold me tight, tonight, tonight It's you, you you you oooo oooo You oooo You Really Got a Hold On Me (Smokey Robinson) I don't like you But I love you Seems that I'm always Thinking of you Oh, oh, oh You treat me badly I love you madly You've really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me) You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)BabyI don't want you But I need you Don't want to kiss you But I need to Oh, oh, oh You do me wrong now My love is strong now You've really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me) You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)BabyI love you and all I want you to do Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me Tighter TighterI want to leave you Don't want to stay here Don't want to spend Another day here Oh, oh, oh, I want to split now I just can't quit now You've really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me) You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)BabyI love you and all I want you to do Is just hold me, hold me, hold me, hold meYou really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me) You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me) JOHN 1972: 'Both of us wrote it, but mainly Paul. I helped him finish it.'JOHN 1980: ''I Wanna Be Your Man' was a kind of lick Paul had – 'I wanna be your lover, baby. I wanna be your man.' I think we finished it off for the Stones. We were taken down to meet them at the club where they were playing in Richmond by Brian and some other guy. They wanted a song and we went to see what kind of stuff they did. Mick and Keith heard we had an unfinished song – Paul just had this bit and we needed another verse or something. We sort of played it roughly to them and they said, 'Yeah, OK, that's our style.' But it was only really a lick, so Paul and I went off in the corner of the room and finished the song off while they were all still sitting there talking. We came back, and that's how Mick and Keith got inspired to write… because, 'Jesus, look at that. They just went in the corner and wrote it and came back!' You know, right in front of their eyes we did it. So we gave it to them. It was a throw-away. The only two versions of the song were Ringo and the Rolling Stones. It shows how much importance we put on them. We weren't going to give them anything great, right? I believe it was the Stones' first record.'PAUL 1984: 'I wrote it for Ringo to do on one of the early albums. But we ended up giving it to the Stones. We met Mick and Keith in a taxi one day in Charing Cross Road and Mick said, 'Have you got any songs?' So we said, 'Well, we just happen to have one with us!' I think George had been instrumental in getting them their first record contract. We suggested them to Decca, 'cuz Decca had blown it by refusing us, so they had tried to save face by asking George, 'Know any other groups?' He said, 'Well, there is this group called the Stones.' So that's how they got their first contract. Anyway, John and I gave them maybe not their first record, but I think the first they got on the charts with. They don't tell anybody about it these days; they prefer to be more ethnic. But you and I know the real truth.' I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man Love you like no other baby Like no other can Love you like no other baby Like no other canI wanna be your man, I wanna be your man I wanna be your man, I wanna be your manTell me that you love me baby Let me understand Tell me that you love me baby I wanna be your man I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your manI wanna be your man, I wanna be your man I wanna be your man, I wanna be your manI wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man Love you like no other baby Like no other can Love you like no other baby Like no other canI wanna be your man, I wanna be your man I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man Devil In Her Heart (Richard Drapkin) She's got the devil in her heart But her eyes they tantalize She's gonna tear your heart apart Oh her lips they really thrill meI'll take my chances For romance is So important to me She'll never hurt me She won't desert me She's an angel sent to meShe's got the devil in her heart No, no, this I can't believe She's gonna tear your heart apart No, no nay will she deceiveI can't believe that she'll ever ever go Not when she hugs and says she loves me so She'll never hurt me She won't desert me Listen can't you seeShe's got the devil in her heart Oh, no, no, no, this I can't believe She's gonna tear your heart apart No no nay will she deceiveDon't take chances if your romance is So important to you She'll never hurt me She won't desert me She's an angel sent to meShe's got the devil in her heart Oh, no, no, no, no this I can't believe She's gonna tear your heart apart No, no nay will she deceiveShe's got the devil in her heart No she's an angel sent to me She's got the devil in her heart No she's an angel sent to me JOHN 1980: 'That's me trying to do something. I don't remember.' (laughs) PAUL 1984: 'Influenced by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.' You know you made me cry I see no use in wondering why I cry for youAnd now you've changed your mind I see no reason to change mine I cry it's through, ohYou're giving me the same old line I'm wondering why You hurt me then You're back again No, no, no, not a second timeYou know you made me cry I see no use in wondering why I cry for you, yeaAnd now you've changed your mind I see no reason to change mine I cry it's through, ohYou're giving me the same old line I'm wondering why You hurt me then You're back again No, no, no, not a second time Not a second time Not the second time No, no, no, no, no No, no no The best things in life are free But you can keep 'em for the birds and beesNow give me money (that's what I want) That's what I want (that's what I want) That's what I want (that's what I want) yeah That's what I wantYour loving give me a thrill, But your loving don't pay my billsNow give me money (that's what I want) That's what I want (that's what I want) That's what I want (that's what I want) yeah That's what I wantMoney don't get everything it's true What it don't get I can't useNow give me money (that's what I want) That's what I want (that's what I want) That's what I want (that's what I want) yeah That's what I wantWell, now give me money (that's what I want) Whole lot of money (that's what I want) Whoah yeah, I wanna be free (that's what I want) Oh, money (that's what I want) That's what I want, yeah (that's what I want) That's what I wantWell, now give me money (that's what I want) Whole lot of money (that's what I want, whoo) Whoah, yeah, you know I need money (that's what I want) Now give me money (that's what I want, whoo) That's what I want, yeah (that's what I want) That's what I want |
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