SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
(Lennon-McCartney)
It was twenty years ago today
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you will enjoy the show
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sit back and let the evening go
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!
It's wonderful to be here
It's certainly a thrill
You're such a lovely audience
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to take you home
I don't really want to stop the show
But I thought you might like to know
That the singer's gonna sing a song
And we want you all to sing along
So let me introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band!
Billy Shears!
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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
(Lennon-McCartney)
What would you think if I sang out of tune
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends
Oh, I'm goon try with a little help from my friends
What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
How do I feel by the end of the day?
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)
No, I get by with a little help from my friends
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
(Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I want somebody to love
(Could you believe in a love at first sight?)
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time
(What do you see when you turn out the light?)
I can't tell you but I know it's mine
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I want somebody to love
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Oh, I'm gonna try with a little help from my friends
Oh, I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends
With a little help from my friends
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LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
(Lennon-McCartney)
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
and she's gone
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Oh...
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
and you're gone
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Oh...
Picture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking-glass ties
Suddely someone is there at the turnstile
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Oh...
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Oh...
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GETTING BETTER
(Lennon-McCartney)
It's getting better all the time
I used to get mad at my school
(Now I can't complain)
The teachers that taught me weren't cool
(Now I can't complain)
Holding me down (ah)
Turning me 'round (oh)
Filling me up with your rules (Fools!)
I've got to admit it's getting better
A little better all the time
(It can't get no worse!)
I have to admit it's getting better
It's getting better since you've been mine
Me used to be angry young man
Me hiding me head in the sand
You gave me the word
I finally heard
I'm doing the best that I can
I've got to admit it's getting better
A little better all the time
(It can't get no worse!)
I have to admit it's getting better
It's getting better since you've been mine
Getting so much better all the time
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better
I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her
And kept her apart from the things that she loved
Man I was mean
But I'm changing my scene
And I'm doing the best that I can
I've got to admit it's getting better
A little better all the time
(It can't get no worse!)
Yes I admit it's getting better
It's getting better since you've been mine
Getting so much better all the time
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better
It's getting better all the time
Better, better, better
Getting so much better all the time
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FIXING A HOLE
(Lennon-McCartney)
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go
I'm filling the cracks that ran through the door
And kept my mind from wandering
Where it will go
And it doesn't really matter
If I'm wrong I'm right
where I belong I'm right
where I belong
See the people standing there
Who disagree and never win
And wonder why they don't get in my door
I'm painting the room in a colorful way
And when my mind is wandering
There I will go
And it doesn't really matter
If I'm wrong I'm right
where I belong I'm right
where I belong
Silly people run around
They worry me
And never ask me why they don't get past my door
I'm taking the time for a number of things
That weren't important yesterday
And I still go
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go
Where it will go
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go
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(Lennon-McCartney)
Wednesday morning at five o'clock
As the day begins
Silently closing her bedroom door
Leaving the note that she hoped would say more
She goes downstairs to the kitchen
Clutching her handkerchief
Quietly turning the back door key
Stepping outside she is free
She
(We gave her most of our lives)
Is leaving
(Sacrificed most of our lives)
Home
(We gave her everything money could buy)
She's leaving home
After living alone
For so many years
Father snores as his wife gets into
her dressing gown
Picks up the letter that's lying there
Standing alone at the top of the stairs
She breaks down and cries to her huband, "Daddy,
Our baby's gone!"
"Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?
How could she do this to me?"
She
(We never thought of ourselves)
Is leaving
(Never a thought for ourselves)
Home
(We struggled hard all our lives to get by)
She's leaving home
After living alone
For so many years
Friday morning at nine o'clock
She is far away
Waiting to keep the appointment she made
Meeting a man from the motor trade
She
(What did we do that was wrong?)
Is having
(We didn't know it was wrong)
Fun
(Fun is the one thing that money can't buy)
Something inside
That was always denied
For so many years
She's leaving home
Bye-bye
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BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR KITE
(Lennon-McCartney)
For the benefit of Mr. Kite
There will be a show tonight
On trampoline
The Hendersons will all be there
Late of Pablo Fanques Fair
What a scene!
Over men and horses, hoops and garters
Lastly through a hogshead of real fire!
In this way Mr. K. will challenge the world!
The celebrated Mr. K.
Performs his feat on Saturday
At Bishopsgate
The Hendersons will dance and sing
As Mr. Kite flies through the ring
Don't be late!
Messrs. K. and H. assure the public
Their production will be second to none!
And of course Henry the Horse Dances the waltz!
The band begins at ten-to-six
As Mr. K. performs his tricks
Without a sound
And Mr. H. will demonstrate
Ten summersets he'll undertake
On solid ground
Having been some days in preparation
A splendid time is guaranteed for all
And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill!
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WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU
(Harrison)
We were talking
About the space between us all
And the people
Who hide themselves behind a wall
Of illusion
Never glimpse the truth
Then it's far too late
When they pass away
We were talking
About the love we all could share
When we find it
To try our best to hold it there
With our love (With our love)
We could save the world
If they only knew.
Try to realize it's all within yourself
No one else can make you change
And to see you're really only very small
And life flows on within you and without you
We were talking
About the love that's gone so cold
And the people
Who gain the world and lose their soul
They don't know
They can't see
Are you one of them?
When you see beyond yourself
Then you may find peace of mind is waiting there
And the time will come when you see we're all one
And life flows on within you and without you
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WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR
(Lennon-McCartney)
When I get older, losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings, bottle of wine?
If I've been out ‘til quarter-to-three
Would you lock the door?
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?
You'll be older too
And if you say the word
I could stay with you
I could be handy mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings, go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more?
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?
Every summer we could rent a cottage
In the Isle of Wight if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck and Dave
Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?
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LOVELY RITA
(Lennon-McCartney)
Lovely Rita, meter maid
Lovely Rita, meter maid
Lovely Rita, meter maid
Nothing can come between us
When it gets dark I tow your heart away
Standing by a parking meter
When I caught a glimpse of Rita
Filling in a ticket in her little white book
In her cap she looked much older
And the bag across her shoulder
Made her look a little like a military man
Lovely Rita, meter maid
May I inquire discreetly
When are you free to take some tea with me?
Rita!
Took her out and tried to win her
Had a laugh and over dinner
Told her I would really like to see her again
Got the bill and Rita paid it
Took her home, I nearly made it
Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two
Oh! Lovely Rita, meter maid
Where would I be without you?
Give us a wink and make me think of you
Lovely Rita, meter maid
Lovely Rita, meter maid
Lovely Rita, meter maid
Lovely Rita, meter maid
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GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING
(Lennon-McCartney)
Good morning, good morning,
Good morning, good morning,
Good morning-ah.
Nothing to do to save his life
Call his wife in
Nothing to say but, "What a day.
How's your boy been?"
Nothing to do, it's up to you
I've got nothing to say but it's OK
Good morning, good morning,
Good morning-ah.
Going to work, don't want to go
Feeling low-down
Heading for home you start to roam
Then you're in town
Everybody knows there's nothing doing
Everything is closed, it's like a ruin
Everyone you see is half asleep
And you're on your own, you're in the street
After a while you start to smile
Now you feel cool
Then you decide to take a walk
By the old school
Nothing has changed, it's still the same
I've got nothing to say but it's OK
Good morning, good morning,
Good morning-ah.
People running ‘round, it's five o'clock
Everywhere in town it's getting dark
Everyone you see is full of life
It's time for tea and meet the wife
Somebody needs to know the time
Glad that I'm here
Watching the skirts you start to flirt
Now you're in gear
Go to a show, you hope she goes
I've got nothing to say but it's OK
Good morning, good morning,
Good morning-ah.
Good morning, good morning, good...
Good morning, good morning, good...
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SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEART'S CLUB BAND (REPRISE)
(Lennon-McCartney)
One, two three four!
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you have enjoyed the show
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We're sorry but it's time to go
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We'd like to thank you once again
Sgt. Pepper's one-and-only Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's getting very near the end
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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A DAY IN THE LIFE
(Lennon-McCartney)
I read the news today, oh boy!
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad,
Well I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph
He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure if he was from
The House of Lords
I saw a film today, oh boy!
The English army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But I just had to look
having read the book
I'd love to turn you on
Woke up, got out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up
I noticed I was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
And somebody spoke
And I went into a dream
Aaaaaah......
I read the news today, oh boy!
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes
To fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on
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