The Beatles - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Lyrics

The Beatles Lyrics

"Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"
(originally by Carl Perkins)

Well they took some honey from a tree
Dressed it up and they called it me

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby now

Woke up last night, half past four
Fifty women knocking on my door

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby now

[Instrumental/solo]

Went out last night I didn't stay late
'Fore I got home I had nineteen dates

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby now

[Instrumental/solo]

Went out last night I didn't stay late
'fore I got home I had nineteen dates

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby now

Well they took some honey from a tree
Dressed it up and they called it me

Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby
Everybody's trying to be my baby now

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Thanks to Richard Reed for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Carl Perkins

A big fan of Carl Perkins, George Harrison sang lead on this song, including the band's early live shows where it was his signature song. On the record his vocals were double-tracked and echoed with a delay to create more complete sound.

Carl Perkins' version of this song was actually a cover of an even earlier song with the same name by a country songwriter Rex Griffin recorded in 1936.

"Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" lyrics

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