Perfectly Pleasant: “All I’ve Got To Do”
And the same goes for me,
Whenever you want me at all.
I’ll be here, yes I will, whenever you call.
You just gotta call on me
Coming On Too Strong/Only Vaguely Creepy: “Hello, Little Girl”
I send you flowers
But you don’t care
You never seem to see me
Standing there,
I often wonder what you’re thinking of,
I hope it’s me
And love, love, love
It’s not the first time that it’s happened to me,
It’s been a long, lonely time
And it’s so funny, so funny to see
That I’m about to lose my mind
Slightly Sinister: “You Like Me Too Much”
You’ll never leave me and you know it’s true
‘Cos you like me too much, and I like you
And it’s nice when you believe me
If you leave me
I will follow you and bring you back where you belong
Wait, Did He Set Her House On Fire: “Norwegian Wood”
I sat on a rug,
biding my time,
drinking her wine
We talked until two
and then she said,
“It’s time for bed”
She told me she worked in the morning
and started to laugh
I told her I didn’t
and crawled off to sleep in the bath
And when I awoke,
I was alone,
this bird had flown
So I lit a fire, isn’t it good Norwegian wood?
I…Hmm: “Getting 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
Horrifying If True: “Run For Your Life”
Well, you know that I’m a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can’t spend my whole life
Trying to make you toe the line
You’d better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand, little girl
Catch you with another man
That’s the end, little girl
These Are Just Murder Ballads Now: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Calls her on the phone
“Can I take you out to the pictures, Joan?”
But as she’s getting ready to go
A knock comes on the door
Bang! Bang! Maxwell’s silver hammer
Came down upon her head
Bang! Bang! Maxwell’s silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead
[Image via Beatles Wikia]
Mallory is an Editor of The Toast.
