Beatles songs, Dear Prudence

Dear Prudence

(John Lennon – John Lennon and Paul McCartney)

Albums in which the song is present

1968 - The Beatles (White Album)

JOHN 1980: ''Dear Prudence' is me.
Written in India.
A song about Mia Farrow's sister, who seemed to go slightly balmy, meditating too long, and couldn't come out of the little hut we were livin' in.
They selected me and George to try and bring her out because she would trust us.
If she'd been in the West, they would have put her away… We got her out of the house.
She'd been locked in for three weeks and was trying to reach God quicker than anybody else.
That was the competition in Maharishi's camp – who was going to get cosmic first.
What I didn't know was I was 'already' cosmic.' (laughs)

PAUL circa-1994: 'He (John) wrote 'Dear Prudence, won't you come out and play…' and went in and sang it to her, and I think that actually did help.'

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 everything
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?

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Beatles songs, Dear Prudence

Dear Prudence

Albums in which the song is present