With A Little Help From My Friends
Lennon/McCartney

Lyrics:
What would you think 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 o sing out of key

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

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
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, 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
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, 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
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try 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 		Availability:
1967-1970 (Blue Album) (CD)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (CD)
Yellow Submarine (1999 Reissue) (CD)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (UK)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (US)

Lead Singer: Ringo

Recording: 3/29/67, 3/30/67
Mixing: 3/31/67, 4/7/67
Length: 2:46
Take: 11

What Goes On? Anomalies

0:00-0:02
Centre, loud tweets during the word "Billy"
0:08 * NEW *
Noticeable increase in mains hum as the fader opens for Paul's bass (Right channel)
0:39/40, 0:42 * NEW *
Distant, echoey voice sound behind main vocals. May be an artifact of the drums or guitar, but has been suggested as a talkback speaker.
2:04
Right channel, crackles in bass line (bad lead/connector?)
2:29
Ringo admits that he wasn't confident about that high note at the end. Here you can hear an edit to join on a successful attempt at the last phrase, beginning with the words "Ye/es I get by with-a-little-help-from my friends with-a-little ..."
* NEW * Note that the level of the vocal comes up in the middle of this word (Yes)
2:39
Over end chord, someone says something extremely faint.
Note: I did not write or compile these anomalies. Please don't email me with new anomalies and please read the WGO Info page.

Notes:

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