The Beatles
The Beatles (1968)
1. Back in the U.S.S.R.
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8. Happiness Is a Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. I'm So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies
13. Rocky Raccoon
14. Don't Pass Me By
15. Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
16. I Will
17. Julia
18. Birthday
19. Yer Blues
20. Mother Nature's Son
21. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
22. Sexy Sadie
23. Helter Skelter
24. Long, Long, Long
25. Revolution 1
26. Honey Pie
27. Savoy Truffle
28. Cry Baby Cry
29. Revolution 9
30. Good Night
Utgiven: 22 november 1968
Skivbolag: Apple, Parlophone, EMI
Producent: George Martin
Inspelad: 30 maj–14 oktober 1968 i Abbey Road Studios och Trident Studios, London
Ljudtekniker: Ken Scott & Geoff Emerick
Back in the U.S.S.R.
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC.
Didn't get to bed last night.
On the way the paper bag was on my knee.
Man I had a dreadful flight.
I'm back in the USSR.
You don't know how lucky you are boy,
Back in the USSR.
Been away so long I hardly knew the place.
Gee it's good to be back home.
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case.
Honey disconnect the phone.
I'm back in the USSR.
You don't know how lucky you are boy
Back in the US, back in the US,
Back in the USSR.
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out.
They leave the West behind.
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout.
That Georgia's always on my mind.
I'm back in the USSR.
You don't know how lucky you are boy,
Back in the USSR.
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out.
They leave the West behind.
And Moscow girls make me sing and shout.
That Georgia's always on my mind.
Show me round your snow peaked mountains
Way down south
Take me to your daddy's farm.
Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out.
Come and keep your comrade warm.
I'm back in the USSR.
You don't know how lucky you are boy,
Back in the USSR.
Dear Prudence
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day.
The sun is up, the sky is blue,
it's beautiful and so are you.
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, open up your eyes.
Dear Prudence, see the sunny skies.
The wind is low, the birds will sing,
that you are part of ev'rything.
Dear Prudence, won't you open up your eyes?
Look around, round
Look around, round round
Look around
Dear Prudence, let me see you smile.
Dear Prudence, like a little child.
The clouds will be a daisy chain,
so let me see you smile again.
Dear Prudence, won't you let me see you smile?
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day.
The sun is up, the sky is blue,
it's beautiful and so are you.
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Glass Onion
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Desmond has a barrow in the market place,
Molly is the singer in a band.
Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face,"
and Molly says this as she takes him by the hand:
Obladi, Oblada, life goes on, bra,
lala how their life goes on.
Obladi, Oblada, life goes on, bra,
lala how their life goes on.
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's store,
buys a twenty carat golden ring.
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door,
and as he gives it to her she begins to sing:
Obladi, Oblada, life goes on, bra,
lala how their life goes on.
Obladi, Oblada, life goes on, bra,
lala how their life goes on.
In a couple of years,
they have built a home sweet home.
With a couple of kids running in the yard
of Desmond and Molly Jones.
Happy ever after in the market place,
Desmond lets the children lend a hand.
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face,
and in the evening she still sings it with the band.
Obladi, Oblada, life goes on, bra,
lala how their life goes on.
Obladi, Oblada, life goes on, bra,
lala how their life goes on.
In a couple of years,
they have built a home sweet home.
With a couple of kids running in the yard
of Desmond and Molly Jones.
Happy ever after in the market place,
Molly lets the children lend a hand.
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face,
and in the evening she's a singer with the band.
Obladi, Oblada, life goes on, bra,
lala how their life goes on.
Obladi, Oblada, life goes on, bra,
lala how their life goes
And if you want some fun, take obladiblada.
Wild Honey Pie
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Hey, Bungalow Bill,
what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
Hey, Bungalow Bill,
what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
He went out tiger hunting with his elephant and gun.
In case of accidents he always took his mom.
He's the all - American bullet - headed Saxon mother's son.
All the children sing
Hey, Bungalow Bill,
what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
Hey, Bungalow Bill,
what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
Deep in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies
Bill and his elephants were taken by surprise.
So Captain Marvel zapped him right between the eyes. Zap!
All the children sing
Hey, Bungalow Bill,
what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
Hey, Bungalow Bill,
what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
The children asked him if to kill was not a sin.
"Not when he looked so fierce," his mummy butted in.
If looks could kill it would have been us instead of him.
All the children sing
Hey, Bungalow Bill,
what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
Hey, Bungalow Bill,
what did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
(George Harrison)
I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don’t know why nobody told you how to unfold your love
I don’t know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you
I look at the world and I notice it’s turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don’t know how you were diverted
You were perverted too
I don’t know how you were inverted
No-one alerted you
I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
Look at you all...
Still my guitar gently weeps
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Martha My Dear
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Martha my dear,
though I spend my days in conversation,
please remember me.
Martha my love,
don't forget me,
Martha my dear.
Hold your head up,
you silly girl,
look what you've done.
When you find yourself in the thick of it,
help yourself to a bit of what is all around you, silly girl.
Take a good look around you,
Take a good look, you're bound to see
that you and me
were meant to be
for each other, silly girl.
Hold your hand out,
you silly girl,
see what you've done.
When you find yourself in the thick of it,
help yourself to a bit of what is all around you, silly girl.
Martha my dear,
you have always been my inspiration,
please be good to me.
Martha my love,
don't forget me,
Martha my dear.
I'm So Tired
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Blackbird
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Blackbird singing in the dead of night,
take these broken wings and learn to fly.
All your life,
you were only waiting for the moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night,
take these sunken eyes and learn to see.
All your life,
you were only waiting for the moment to be free.
Black bird fly, black bird fly
into the light of the dark black night.
Black bird fly, black bird fly
into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly.
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Piggies
(George Harrison)
Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt
And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse
Always having dirt to play around in
Have you seen the bigger piggies
In their starched white shirts
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in
In their sties with all their backing
They don’t care what goes on around
In their eyes there’s something lacking
What they need’s a damn good whacking
(Instrumental)
Everywhere there’s lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon
One more time...
Rocky Raccoon
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
(Spoken:)
Now somewhere in the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota
there lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon.
And one day his woman ran off with another guy.
Hit young Rocky in the eye Rocky didn't like that.
He said "I'm gonna get that boy."
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room,
only to find Gideon's Bible.
Rocky had come, equipped with a gun,
to shoot off the legs of his rival.
His rival, it seems, had broken his dreams,
by stealing the girl of his fancy.
Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil,
but ev'ryone knew her as Nancy.
Now she and her man, who called himself Dan,
were in the next room at the hoedown.
Rocky burst in, and grinning a grin,
he said, "Danny boy, this is a showdown."
But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot,
and Rocky collapsed in the corner.
Now, the doctor came in, stinking of gin,
and proceeded to lie on the table.
He said, "Rocky, you met your match,"
and Rocky said, "Doc, it's only a scratch,
and I'll be better, I'll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able"
Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room,
only to find Gideon's Bible.
Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
to help with good Rocky's revival.
Don't Pass Me By
(Richard Starkey)
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us.
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us.
Why don't we do it in the road?
I Will
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Who knows how long I've loved you,
You know I love you still.
Will I wait a lonely lifetime,
If you want me to I will.
For if I ever saw you,
I didn't catch your name.
But it never really mattered,
I will always feel the same.
Love you forever and forever,
Love you with all my heart.
Love you when we're together,
Love you when we're apart.
And when at last I find you,
Your song will fill the air.
Sing it loud so I can hear you,
For the things you do
Endear you to me.
You know I will,
I will.
Julia
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Half of what I say is meaningless,
but I say it just to reach you, Julia, Julia
Julia, ocean child, calls me.
So I sing a song of love, Julia
Julia seashell eyes,
windy smile, calls me.
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
Her hair of floating sky is shimmering,
glimmering,
in the sun.
Julia, Julia, morning moon, touch me.
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
When I cannot sing my heart,
I can only speak my mind, Julia
Julia sleeping sand, silent cloud, touch me.
So I sing a song of love, Julia.
Mmm calls me.
So I sing a song of love for Julia, Julia, Julia.
Birthday
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
You say it's your birthday,
It's my birthday too, yeah;
They say it's your birthday,
We're gonna have a good time;
I'm glad it's your birthday,
Happy birthday to you.
Yes, we're goin' to a party, party.
Yes, we're goin' to a party, party,
Yes, we're goin' to a party, party.
I would like you to dance, (Birthday)
Take a chachachachance, (Birthday)
I would like you to dance, (Birthday) Dance!
You say it's your birthday,
It's my birthday too, yeah;
They say it's your birthday,
we're gonna have a good time;
I'm glad it's your birthday,
Happy birthday to you.
Yer Blues
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Yes, I'm lonely wanna die.
Yes, I'm lonely wanna die.
If I ain't dead already, ooh,
girl, you know the reason why.
In the morning, wanna die.
In the evening, wanna die.
If I ain't dead already, ooh,
girl, you know the reason why.
My mother was of the sky.
My father was of the earth.
But I am of the universe
and you know what that's worth.
I'm lonely, wanna die.
If I ain't dead already, ooh,
girl, you know the reason why.
The eagle picks my eye.
The worm he licks my bones.
I feel so suicidal
just like Dylan's Mister Jones.
Lonely, wanna die.
If I ain't dead already, ooh,
girl, you know the reason why.
Black clouds cross'd my mind.
Blue mist round my soul,
I feel so suicidal
even hate my rock and roll,
Wanna die. Yeah, wanna die.
If I ain't dead already, ooh,
girl, you know the reason why.
Mother Nature's Son
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Come on, come on,
come on, come on.
Come on is such a joy,
Come on is such a joy,
Come on is it easy,
Come on is it easy.
Take it easy,
take it easy.
Ev'rybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey.
The deeper you go,
the higher you fly.
The higher you fly,
the deeper you go
So come on, come on
Come on is such a joy,
Come on is such a joy,
Come on is it easy,
Come on is it easy.
Take it easy,
take it easy.
Ev'rybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey.
Your inside is out,
and your outside is in.
Your outside is in,
and your inside is out,
so come on, come on
Come on is such a joy,
Come on is such a joy,
Come on is it easy,
Come on is it easy.
Take it easy,
take it easy.
Ev'rybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey.
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Sexy Sadie
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Sexy Sadie, what have you done?
You made a fool of ev'ryone.
You made a fool of ev'ryone.
Sexy Sadie, oh what have you done?
Sexy Sadie, you broke the rules.
You laid it down for all to see.
You laid it down for all to see.
Sexy Sadie, oh you broke the rules.
One sunny day, the world was waiting for a lover.
She came along to turn on ev'ryone.
Sexy Sadie, the greatest of them all.
Sexy Sadie how did you know
the world was waiting just for you,
the world was waiting just for you?
Sexy Sadie oh how did you know?
Sexy Sadie you'll get yours yet,
however big you think you are,
however big you think you are.
Sexy Sadie, oh, you'll get yours yet.
You gave her ev'rything you owned just to sit at her table.
Just a smile would lighten ev'rything.
Sexy Sadie, she's the latest and the greatest of them all. Oo.
You made a fool of ev'ryone.
Sexy Sadie
However big you think you are,
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide,
Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride,
till I get to the bottom, and I see you again,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
But do you, don't you, want me to love you?
I'm coming down fast, but I'm miles above you.
Tell me, tell me, tell me,
come on, tell me the answer.
Well, you may be a lover,
but you ain't no dancer.
Now Helter Skelter,
Helter Skelter,
Helter Skelter,
yeah!
Well will you, won't you want me to make you?
I'm coming down fast, but don't let me break you.
Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer.
You may be a lover,
but you ain't no dancer.
Look out! Helter Skelter,
Helter Skelter,
Helter Skelter, ooh.
Look out! 'Cause here she comes!
When I get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide,
And I stop and I turn and I go for a ride,
and I get to the bottom, and I see you again,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Well, do you, don't you want me to make you?
I'm coming down fast, but don't let me break you.
Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer.
You may be a lover,
but you ain't no dancer.
Look out! Helter Skelter,
Helter Skelter,
Helter Skelter, ooh.
(Shout, ad lib:)
Look out!
Helter Skelter!
She's coming down fast!
Yes, she is.
Long, Long, Long
(George Harrison)
It’s been a long long long time
How could I ever have lost you
When I loved you
It took a long long long time
Now I’m so happy I found you
How I love you
So many tears I was searching
So many tears I was wasting, oh, oh
Now I can see you, be you
How can I ever misplace you
How I want you
Oh I love you
You know that I need you
Oh I love you
Revolution 1
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out
Don't you know it's going to be alright
Alright, alright
You say you want a real solution
Well, you know
We'd all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well, you know
We're doing what we can
But if you want money for people with minds that hate
All I can tell you is brother you have to wait
Don't you know it's going to be alright
Alright, alright
You say you'll change the Constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it's the institution
Well, you know
You better free your mind instead
But if you carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with me anyhow
Don't you know it's going to be alright
Alright, alright
Alright, alright...
Honey Pie
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
She was a working girl north of England way.
Now she's hit the big time in the U. S. A.
And if she could only hear me, this is what I'd say:
Honey Pie, you are making me crazy
I'm in love, but I'm lazy, so won't you please come home.
Oh, Honey Pie, my position is tragic,
come and show me the magic
of your Hollywood song.
You became a legend of the silver screen,
and now the thought of meeting you makes me weak in the knee.
Oh, Honey Pie, you are driving me frantic,
Sail across the Atlantic to be where you belong.
Honey Pie, come back to me.
Will the wind that blew her boat across the sea,
kindly send her sailing back to me. Tttee.
Now, Honey Pie, you are making me crazy,
I'm in love but I'm lazy, so won't you please come home.
Come, come back to me, Honey Pie.
Ha ha ha, oo oo
Honey Pie, Honey Pie.
Savoy Truffle
(George Harrison)
Creme tangerine and montelimar
A ginger sling with a pineapple heart
A coffee dessert, yes, you know it’s good news
But you’ll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle
Cool cherry cream, nice apple tart
I feel your taste all the time we’re apart
Coconut fudge really blows down those blues
But you’ll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle
You might not feel it now
But when the pain cuts through
You’re going to know and how
The sweat is going to fill your head
When it becomes too much
You’ll shout aloud
(Instrumental/Solo)
But you’ll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle
You know that what you eat you are
But what is sweet now turns so sour
We all know obla-dibla-da
But can you show me where you are?
Creme tangerine and montelimar
A ginger sling with a pineapple heart
A coffee dessert, yes, you know it’s good news
But you’ll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle
Yes you’ll have to have them all pulled out
After the Savoy truffle
Cry Baby Cry
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Revolution 9
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Good Night
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Now it's time to say good night.
Good night, sleep tight.
Now the sun turns out his light.
Good night, sleep tight.
Dream sweet dreams for me.
Dream sweet dreams for you.
Close your eyes and I'll close mine.
Good night, sleep tight.
Now the moon begins to shine.
Good night, sleep tight.
Dream sweet dreams for me,
dream sweet dreams for you.
Mm, mm, mm.
Close your eyes and I'll close mine.
Good night, sleep tight.
Now the sun turns out his light.
Good night, sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me,
dream sweet dreams for you.
(Whispered:) Good night, good night everybody
Everybody everywhere
Good night