Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 23, 24, 25 September 1968
Producer: Chris Thomas
Engineer: Ken Scott

Released: 22 November 1968 (UK)

Available on:
The Beatles
Anthology 3

 

John Lennon: vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar
Paul McCartney: backing vocals, bass
George Harrison: backing vocals, lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums

She’s not a girl who misses much
Do do do do do do do, oh yeah.
She’s well acquainted with touch of the velvet hand
Like a lizard on a window pane.
The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors
On his hobnail boots
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy
Working overtime
A soap impression of his wife which he ate
And donated to the National Trust.

I need a fix ’cause I’m going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I need a fix ’cause I’m going down

Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun…

Happiness is a warm gun
Happiness is a warm gun, mama,
When I hold you in my arms
And I feel my finger on you trigger
I know nobody can do me no harm
Because happiness is a warm gun,
Happiness is a warm gun, mama…
 – Yes it is.