Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 14 August 1964
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Norman Smith

Released: 4 December 1964 (UK)

Available on:
Beatles For Sale
Live At The BBC

 

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

I’m a loser, I’m a loser,
And I’m not what I appear to be.

Of all the love I have won or have lost,
There is one love
I should never have crossed.
She was a girl in a million, my friend,
I should have known
She would win in the end.

I’m a loser,
And I lost someone who’s near to me.
I’m a loser,
And I’m not what I appear to be.

Although I laugh and I act like a clown,
Beneath this mask
I am wearing a frown.
My tears are falling like rain from the sky,
Is it for her or myself that I cry?

I’m a loser,
And I lost someone who’s near to me.
I’m a loser,
And I’m not what I appear to be.

What have I done to deserve such a fate,
I realize I have left it too late.
And so it’s true, pride comes before a fall,
I’m telling you
So that you won’t lose all.

I’m a loser,
And I lost someone who’s near to me.
I’m a loser,
And I’m not what I appear to be.