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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: Lyrics MUSC-21600 Freeze Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: Lyrics 1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band It was twenty years ago today, Sergeant 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? Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. We’re Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, We hope you will enjoy the show, We’re Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sit back and let the evening go. Sergeant Pepper’s lonely, Sgt. Pepper’s lonely, Sergeant 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 he wants you all to sing along. So let me introduce to you, The one and only Billy Shears, And Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, yeah. 2. With a Little Help from My Friends What would you do 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. Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends. Mmm, gonna try with a little help from my friends. MUSC-21600 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Freeze Lyrics 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. Mmm, I get high with a little help from my friends. Mmm, 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. 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. Mmm, 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 just need someone to love. Could it be anybody? I want somebody to love. Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends. Mmm, 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. Ah. 3. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 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, Ah 2 MUSC-21600 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Freeze Lyrics Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain, Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies. Ev’ryone 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, Ah Picture yourself on a train in a station, With Plasticine porters with looking glass ties. Suddenly 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, Ah 4. Getting Better It’s getting better all the time. I used to get mad at my school, The teachers that 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 angry young man, Me hiding me head in the sand. You gave me the word, I finally heard You’re doing the best that I can. I 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. Getting so much better all the time. 3 MUSC-21600 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Freeze Lyrics 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 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. 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. 5. Fixing a Hole 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 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 the room in a colorful way, And when my mind is wandering There I will go. Ooh ooh ooh ah. Hey hey hey And it really doesn’t matter If I’m wrong, I’m right 4 MUSC-21600 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Freeze Lyrics Where I belong, I’m right Where I belong. Silly people run around, Who 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. Ooh ooh ooh ooh ah. I’m fixing a hole where the rain gets in, And stops my mind from wandering Where it will go, Where it will go. 6. She’s Leaving Home 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 backdoor 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 ev’rything money could buy.) She’s leaving home after living alone (Byebye.)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 husband, 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’ve struggled hard all our lives to get by) She’s leaving home after living alone (Byebye.)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. 5 MUSC-21600 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Freeze Lyrics 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 (Byebye.)for so many years. She’s leaving home. (Byebye.) 7. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! For the benefit of Mister Kite, There will be a show tonight on trampoline. The Hendersons will all be there, late of Pablo Fanque’s fair; What a scene. Over men and horses, hoops and garters, Lastly through a hog’shead of real fire. In this way Mister K. will challenge the world! The celebrated Mister K., Performs his feat on Saturday at Bishopsgate. The Hendersons will dance and sing As Mister Kite flies through the ring; don’t be late. Mess’rs 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 Mister K. performs his tricks without a sound.
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