Lady Madonna Lyrics




Lady Madonna, children at your feet.
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.
Who finds the money? When you pay the rent?
Did you think that money was heaven sent?

Friday night arrives without a suitcase.
Sunday morning creep in like a nun.
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace.
See how they run.

Lady Madonna, baby at your breast.
Wonder how you manage to feed the rest.

See how they run.
Lady Madonna, lying on the bed,
Listen to the music playing in your head.

Tuesday afternoon is never ending.
Wednesday morning papers didn't come.
Thursday night you stockings needed mending.
See how they run.

Lady Madonna, children at your feet.
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet.

 
Lead Singer: Paul

Recording: 2/3/68, 2/6/68
Mixing: 2/6/68, 2/15/68, 12/2/69
Length: 2:14
Take: 5

Anomalies

0:00-0:06
Rhythmic noises in right channel during piano notes, carries on for a bit
1:40 * NEW *
Reported as a click, this is part of Paul's vocal (is never ending). The final sound turns into "endingk".
Paul McCartney said this is a tribute to women everywhere. It may have been inspired by his mother, who died when he was 14.
The piano arrangement was lifted from a '50s jazz classic - "Bad Penny Blues" by Humphrey Lyttleton.
British Jazz musicians were brought in on short notice to play sax.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison faked a brass solo by singing through their cupped hands.
The Beatles recorded "Hey Bulldog" at the same time they were recording the promotional film for this.
This was one of 5 Beatles songs McCartney performed on his Wings Over America tour in 1976.
McCartney designed the ads for the single.
This was the last Beatles release on Capitol Records (US), or Parlophone (UK). All future releases were on Apple Records, the label The Beatles created.
A version sung by Aretha Franklin was used as the theme song for TV show Grace Under Fire. The show starred comedian Brett Butler and ran on ABC from 1993-1997. For the last season, they used a different theme song.
Fats Domino released a version of this later in 1968.


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