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, We're 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 that you might like to know, That the
singer's going to sing a song, And he wants you all to sing along. So let
me introduce to you The one and only Billy Shears And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band.
A Little Help From My Friends (Lennon/McCartney)
A little help from
my friends 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. I get by with a little help from my friends, I
get high with a little help from my friends, Going to 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, Do you need
anybody, I need somebody to love. Could it be anybody I want somebody
to love. Would 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, Do you need anybody, I just need somebody to love, Could it be
anybody, I want somebody to love. I get by 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.
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. Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain Where rocking horse
people eat marshmellow 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, Picture
yourself on a train in a station, With plasticine porters with looking glass
ties, Suddenly someone is there at the turnstyle, The girl with the
kaleidoscope eyes.
Getting Better (Lennon/McCartney)
It's getting better all the
time I used to get mad at my school The teachers who taught me weren't
cool You're holding me down, turning me round Filling me up with your
rules. I've got to admit it's getting better A little better all the
time I have to admit it's getting better It's getting better since you've
been mine. Me used to be a 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 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
admit it's getting better A little better all the time Yes I admit it's
getting better It's getting better since you've been mine
Fixing a Hole (Lennon/McCartney)
I'm fixing a hole where the rain
gets in And stops my mind from wandering Where will it go I'm filling
the cracks that ran through the door And kept my mind from wandering Where
will it go And it really doesn't 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 my room in the colourful way And when my mind is wandering There
I will go. And it really doesn't 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.
She's Leaving Home (Lennon/McCartney)
Wednesday morning at five
o'clock as the day begings Silently closing her bedroom door Leaving the
note that she hoped would say more She goes downstairs to the kitchen
clutching her hankerchief Quietly turing the backdoor key Stepping outside
she is free. She (We gave her most of our lives) is leaving (Sacraficed
most of our lives) home (We gave her everything money could buy) She's
leaving home after living alone For so many years. Bye, bye 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 husband Daddy our baby's gone. Why would she treat us so
thoughtlessly How could she do this to me. She (We never though 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. Bye, bye 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. Bye, Bye She's leaving home bye
bye
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 flys 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 When 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.
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 realise it's all within yourself No-one
else can make you change And to see you're really only very small, And
life flows 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've seen 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.
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'd been out till 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 it 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 can 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 & 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.
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 a 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. 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.
Good Morning, Good Morning (Lennon/McCartney)
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
O.K. Good morning, good morning... 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 Good
morning, good morning... 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 O.K. Good
morning, good morning... People running round it's five
o'clock. Everywhere in town is 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
O.K. Good morning, good morning...
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
(Lennon/McCartney)
We're Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band We
hope you have enjoyed the show Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Band We're sorry but it's time to go. Sergeant Pepper's
lonely. Sergeant Pepper's lonely. Sergeant Pepper's lonely. Sergeant
Pepper's lonely. Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band We'd like to
thank you once again Sergeant Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club
Band It's getting very near the end Sergeant Pepper's lonely Sergeant
Pepper's lonely Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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, fell 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, Somebody spoke and I went into a dream 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