Martha My Dear Lyrics



Lennon/McCartney


Martha my dear though I spend my days in conversation
Please
Remember me Martha my love
Don't forget me Martha my dear

Hold your head up you silly girl look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly Girl.

Take a good look around you
Take a good look you're bound to see
That you and me were meant to be for each other
Silly girl.

Hold your hand out you silly girl see what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl.

Martha my dear you have always been my inspiration
Please
Be good to me Martha my love
Don't forget me Martha my dear.

 
Lead Singer: Paul

Recording: 10/4/68, 10/5/68
Mixing: 10/5/68
Length: 2:28
Take: 1

Anomalies

1:01
Strange overlap of the words "Take a good", maybe overlap of two takes or an on the fly editing job. Sounds like an "Elvis" style echo!
2:23
Click at start of final bass note. Possible edit here?
Paul McCartney had a sheepdog named Martha. According to the book A Hard Day's Write, the song is actually about McCartney's "muse" - the voice in his head that tells him what words and music to write. He did have a dog named Martha but named her after his muse. Paul Simon wrote about his muse in "Cecilia" and Bob Dylan wrote about his in "Love Minus Zero/No Limit." (thanks, Ed - Perth, Australia)
14 session musicians were used to play strings and horns.
Lennon played guitar on this while Harrison supplied bass. (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE)
 
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