"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" lyrics
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
Yes, sir. Take one! It's the Mighty Jungle Band!
Desmond has a barrow in the market place
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face."
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's stores
Buys a twenty-carat golden ring
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And when he gives it to her she begins to sing
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
In a couple of years they have built a home, sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones
Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she's a singer with the band
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
In a couple of years they have built a home, sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones
Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di-b-la-da
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, brother
Thanks to Elliot for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Paul McCartney, John Lennon
Paul McCartney, who wrote this song, took the expression "ob-la-di, ob-la-da" from his friend Jimmy Scott (a member of Obla Di Obla Da Band). McCartney said, "He got annoyed when I did a song of it, 'cause he wanted a cut." Later McCartney exchanged Jimmy Scott's rights to the title for paying a bail for him, when Scott was jailed.
In the third chorus after Paul McCartney sings the word "hand" the other Beatles shout "arm" and "leg".
John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison never liked this song and didn't allow it to be released as a single in the UK, as Paul McCartney wanted.
Marmalade covered this song in 1968, and their version made number-one hit in the UK.
The first time when this song was performed live was in Hamburg, Germany, on the 2nd of December 2009. Paul McCartney played it on the first night of his European tour.
The Offspring borrowed the melody of this song for their hit "Why Don't You Get a Job?" in 1999.
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compilation:
"Anthology 3" (1996)
A Beginning