Ah. Lovely Rita, meter maid,
Lovely Rita, meter maid.
Lovely Rita, meter maid,
Nothing can come between us;
When it gets dark, I tow your heart away.
Standing by a parking meter,
When I caught a glimpse of Rita,
Filling in a ticket in her little white book.
In a cap she looked much older,
And the bag across her shoulder
Made her look a little like a milit'ry man.
Lovely Rita, meter maid,
May I enquire discreetly,
"When are you free to take some tea with me?"
Took her out and tried to win her,
Had a laugh, and over dinner
Told her I would really like to see her again.
Got the bill and Rita paid it,
Took her home, I nearly made it,
Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two.
Oh, lovely Rita, meter maid,
Where would I be without you?
Give us a wink and make me think of you.
Lovely Rita, meter maid
"Lovely Rita" |
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Song by the Beatles from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
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Released |
1 June 1967 |
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Recorded |
23 February and 21 March 1967 EMI Studios, London |
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Genre |
Pop rock, music hall |
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Length |
2:42 |
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Label |
Parlophone |
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Writer |
Lennon–McCartney |
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Producer |
George Martin |
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band track listing |
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13 tracks |
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- Side one
- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
- "With a Little Help from My Friends"
- "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
- "Getting Better"
- "Fixing a Hole"
- "She's Leaving Home"
- "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
- Side two
- "Within You Without You"
- "When I'm Sixty-Four"
- "Lovely Rita"
- "Good Morning Good Morning"
- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
- "A Day in the Life"
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"Lovely Rita" is a song by the Beatles performed on the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, written and sung by Paul McCartney, although as with all McCartney or Lennon-written Beatles' songs, it is credited to Lennon–McCartney. It is about a female traffic warden and the narrator's affection for her.
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