Penny Lane
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of ev'ry head he's had the pleasure to know.
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello.
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar,
The little children laugh at him behind his back.
And the banker never wears a mac
In the pouring rain, very strange.
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes,
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
It's a clean machine.
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes,
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back
Behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray.
And though she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway.
In Penny Lane, the barber shaves another customer,
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange.
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes,
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes,
There beneath the blue suburban skies...
Penny Lane!
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Comments
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florianlemmel on 13th Sep 12:
“love it”
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George Martin on 6th Aug 11:
“The greatest single released by The Beatles with the song Strawberry fields forever”
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BeatlesBaby<3 on 19th Apr 11:
“One of my faves off of this album!!”
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kyleham49 on 15th Jan 11:
“Nice jingle”
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Maxwell's Kitchen Appliances on 15th Aug 10:
“A 'mac' is a kind of coat. I don't even know why Paul would want a banker to wear a mac on the pouring rain, but OK.”
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ivegotaholeinmypocket on 1st Aug 10:
“Can anyone plz tell me, what is a "mac"? :) I love this song:D”
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Lennon Harrison fan 343 on 8th Jun 10:
“I love this song,my friend who's also a beatles fan lives in a street called Penny lane but we don't live in U.K.”
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the walrus king on 25th May 10:
“in a few days im goin 2 london england and our hotrel is at penny lane!:D”
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iamthekate on 1st May 10:
“Cool song! For some reason I always remember the "very strange." I also love how this and Strawberry FIELD are real places and the songs were released together :)”
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LetThereBe_BeatlesForever on 9th Apr 10:
“i wanna go to Penny Lane!!!!”
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