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The Beatles Lyrics, album "The Beatles' Second Album"
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 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: ''Thank You Girl' was one of our efforts at writing a single that didn't work. So it became a B-side or an album track.'PAUL 1988: 'We knew that if we wrote a song called, 'Thank You Girl' that alot of the girls who wrote us fan letters would take it as a genuine thank you. So alot of our songs were directly addressed to the fans.' Oh, oh, you've been good to me You made me glad When I was blue And eternally I'll always be In love with you And all I gotta do Is thank you girl, thank you girlI could tell the world A thing or two about our love I know little girl Only a fool would doubt our love And all I gotta do Is thank you girl, thank you girlThank you girl for loving me The way that you do (Way that you do) That's the kind of love That is too good to be true And all I gotta do Is thank you girl, thank you girlOh, oh, you've been good to me You made me glad When I was blue And eternally I'll always be In love with you And all I gotta do Is thank you girl, thank you girlOh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh 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) 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 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 JOHN 1964: 'I'd find it a drag to play rhythm all the time, so I always work myself out something interesting to play. The best example I can think of is like I did on 'You Can't Do That.' There really isn't a lead guitarist and a rhythm guitarist on that, because I feel the rhythm guitarist role sounds too thin for records. Anyway it drove me potty to play chunk-chunk rhythm all the time. I never play anything as lead guitarist that George couldn't do better. But I like playing lead sometimes, so I do it.'JOHN 1980: 'That's me doing Wilson Pickett. You know, a cowbell going four-in-the bar, and the chord going 'chatoong!'' I got something to say that might cause you pain If I catch you talking to that boy again I'm gonna let you down And leave you flat Because I told you before, oh You can't do thatWell, it's the second time I've caught you talking to him Do I have to tell you one more time, I think it's a sin I think I'll let you down (Let you down) Leave you flat (Gonna let you down and leave you flat) Because I've told you before, oh You can't do thatEverybody's green Cos I'm the one who won your love But if they'd seen You're talking that way they'd laugh in my faceSo please listen to me, if you wanna stay mine I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind I'm gonna let you down (Let you down) And leave you flat (Gonna let you down and leave you flat) Because I've told you before, oh You can't do that, oh(You can't do that You can't do that You can't do that You can't do that You can't do that)Everybody's green Cos I'm the one who won your love But if they'd seen You're talking that way they'd laugh in my faceSo please listen to me, if you wanna stay mine I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind I'm gonna let you down (Let you down) And leave you flat (Gonna let you down and leave you flat) Because I've told you before, oh You can't do that I'm gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John He said he had the misery but he got a lot of fun Baby, yeah now baby Woo baby, some fun tonightI saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally He saw Aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley Oh, baby, yeah now baby Woo baby, some fun tonightWell Long Tall Sally's built pretty sweet She got everything that Uncle John need Baby, yeah now baby Woo baby, some fun tonightWell, we're gonna have some fun tonight Have some fun tonight Everything's all right Have some fun tonight Have some fun Yeah, yeah, yeah, We're gonna have some fun tonight Have some fun tonight Everything's all right Have some fun tonight Yeah, we'll have some fun Some fun tonight JOHN 1980: 'That was my song. When there was no Beatles and no group, I just had it around. It was my effort as a kind of blues originally, and then I wrote the middle-eight just to stick it in the album when it came out years later. The first part had been written before Hamburg even. It was one of my 'first' attempts at a song.'PAUL circa-1994: 'We worked on it together, but it was John's idea. When I look back at some of these lyrics, I think, 'Wait a minute. What did he mean? 'I call your name but you're not there.' Is it his mother? His father? I must admit I didn't really see that as we wrote it because we were just a couple of young guys writing. You didn't look behind it at the time, it was only later you started analyzing things.' I call your name but you're not there Was I to blame for being unfair Oh I can't sleep at night Since you've been gone I never weep at night I can't go onDon't you know I can't take it I don't know who can I'm not goin' to mayayake it I'm not that kind of manOh I can't sleep at night But just the same I never weep at night I call your name AwwDon't you know I can't take it I don't know who can I'm not goin' to mayayake it I'm not that kind of manOh I can't sleep at night But just the same I never weep at night I call your name I call your name I call your name I call your name 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 JOHN 1963: 'The B-side of 'She Loves You' was meant to be the A-side.'PAUL 1963: 'If we write one song, then we can get going after that and get more ideas. We wrote 'I'll Get You,' which is the B-side, first. And then 'She Loves You' came after that. You know – We got ideas from that. Then we recorded it.'JOHN 1980: 'That was Paul and me trying to write a song… and it didn't work out.'PAUL circa-1994: 'It's got an interesting chord in it – 'It's not easy/ To pre-TEND…' That was nicked from a song called 'All My Trials' which is on an album I had by Joan Baez.' Oh yeah, oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeahImagine I'm in love with you It's easy cos I know I've imagined I'm in love with you Many, many, many times beforeIt's not like me to pretend But I'll get you, I'll get you in the end Yes I will, I'll get you in the end Oh yeah, oh yeahI think about you night and day I need you and it's true When I think about you, I can say I'm never, never, never, never blueSo I'm telling you, my friend That I'll get you, I'll get you in the end Yes I will, I'll get you in the end Oh yeah, oh yeahWell, there's gonna be a time When I'm gonna change/make your mind So you might as well resign yourself to me Oh yeahImagine I'm in love with you It's easy cos I know I've imagined I'm in love with you Many, many, many times beforeIt's not like me to pretend But I'll get you, I'll get you in the end Yes I will, I'll get you in the end Oh yeah, oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah Whoa yeah JOHN 1963: 'We wrote that two days before we recorded it, actually.'PAUL 1963: 'John and I wrote it together. We were in a van up in Newcastle somewhere, and we'd just gone over to our hotel. I originally got an idea of doing one of those answering songs, where a couple of us sing about 'she loves you' …and the other one sort of says the 'yes, yes' bit. You know, 'yeah yeah' answering whoever is saying it. But we decided that was a crummy idea anyway. But we had the idea to write a song called 'She Loves You' then. And we just sat up in the hotel bedroom for a few hours and wrote it, you know.'JOHN 1963: ''Yeah.' That's sort of the main catch phrase from 'She Loves You.' We'd written the song, and then suddenly realized we needed more… so we added 'yeah, yeah, yeah' and it caught on.'JOHN 1980: 'It was written together (with Paul) and I don't remember how. I remember it was Paul's idea – instead of singing 'I love you' again, we'd have a third party. The 'Woooo' was taken from the Isley Brothers 'Twist And Shout,' which we stuck into everything.'PAUL 1982: 'Occasionally, we'd overrule George Martin, like on 'She Loves You,' we end on a sixth chord, a very jazzy sort of thing. And he said, 'Oh, you can't do that! A sixth chord? It's too jazzy.' We just said, 'No, it's a great hook, we've got to do it.''PAUL 1988: 'We rehearsed the end bit of 'She Loves You' and took it to George. And he just laughed and said, 'Well, you can't do the end of course… that sixth… it's too like the Andrew Sisters.' We just said, 'Alright, we'll try it without,' and we tried it and it wasn't as good. Then he conceded, 'You're right, I guess.' But we were both very flexible. We would listen to George's ideas too, because he was a producer and a musician, and he obviously knew what he was talking about. There was good to-and-fro. We loved that bit, and we rehearsed it alot. John and I wrote that in a hotel room, on twin beds during an afternoon off – I mean, God bless their little cotton socks, those boys WORKED! Here I am talking about an afternoon off, and we're sitting there writing! We just loved it so much. It wasn't work.' She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahYou think you lost your love Well, I saw her yesterday It's you she's thinking of And she told me what to sayShe says she loves you And you know that can't be bad Yes, she loves you And you know you should be gladShe said you hurt her so She almost lost her mind But now she says she knows You're not the hurting kindShe says she loves you And you know that can't be bad Yes, she loves you And you know you should be glad, oohShe loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah And with a love like that You know you should be gladYou know it's up to you I think it's only fair Pride can hurt you too Apologize to herBecause she loves you And you know that can't be bad Yes, she loves you And you know you should be glad, oohShe loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah With a love like that You know you should be glad With a love like that You know you should be glad With a love like that You know you should be glad Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
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