Carry That Weight Lyrics



Lennon/McCartney


Boy, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Boy, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time

I never give you my pillow
I only send you my invitation
And in the middle of the celebrations
I break down

Boy, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Boy, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time

 
Lead Singer: Paul

Recording: 7/2/69, 7/3/69, 7/4/69, 7/30/69, 7/31/69, 8/15/69
Mixing: 7/3/69, 7/30/69, 8/18/69, 8/19/69
Length: 1:36
Take: 17

Anomalies

0:24-0:33
Drop outs in orchestra section. Sounds like a worn tape * NEW * Also suggested as bad mic leads/jacks, but the sound flutters in a manner consistent with edge damage to the tape, or crinkling.
1:01
One high note on piano clipped (suggested that an elbow was the culprit!)
1:18
It sounds like half the voices are singing "Paul, you're gonna ..."
Paul McCartney wrote this about his struggle to keep the Beatles together after Brian Epstein's death. Epstein was their manager and handled their business affairs, but he became overwhelmed by the success of The Beatles and died from a sleeping pill overdose in 1967. McCartney took over most of The Beatles' business affairs, and gained a greater respect for what Epstein went through.
Recorded as one song with "Golden Slumbers." It is part of a suite of songs at the end of Abbey Road made up of bits of unfinished songs strung together.
All 4 Beatles sang in the chorus.

 
Abbey Road Lyrics