Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 11 November 1965
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith
Released: 3 December 1965 (UK)
Available on:
Rubber Soul
John Lennon: vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney: backing vocals, bass
George Harrison: backing vocals, lead acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar
Ringo Starr: drums
Is there anybody going
To listen to my story
All about the girl who came to stay?
She’s the kind of girl
You want so much it makes you sorry,
Still, you don’t regret a single day.
Ah, girl,… girl,… girl!
When I think of all the times
I tried so hard to leave her,
She will turn to me and start to cry.
And she promises the earth to me
And I believe her,
After all this time I don’t know why.
Ah, girl,… girl,… girl!
She’s the kind of girl who puts you down
When friends are there,
You feel a fool.
When you say she’s looking good
She acts as if it’s understood,
She’s cool, oo, oo, oo.
Ah, girl,… girl,… girl!
Was she told when she was young
That pain would lead to pleasure?
Did she understand it when they said
That a man must break his back
To earn his day of leisure,
Will she still believe it when he’s dead?
Ah, girl,… girl,… girl!