The Beatles - Your Mother Should Know Lyrics

The Beatles Lyrics

"Your Mother Should Know"

Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know)
Sing it again
Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know)

Lift up your hearts and sing me a song
That was a hit before your mother was born
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...aaaaah)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...aaaaah)

Sing it again
Da da da da...
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know)
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know)

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Writer(s): Paul McCartney, John Lennon

The inspiration for this song is described by Paul McCartney in the book "Many Years From Now", "I wrote it in Cavendish Avenue on the harmonium I have in the dining room there. My Aunty Jin and Uncle Harry and a couple of relatives were staying and they were in the living room just across the hall. And I suppose because of the family atmosphere, 'Your Mother Should Know' came in."

Paul McCartney explained the origin of this song's lyrics, "I've always hated generation gaps. I always feel sorry for a parent or a child that doesn't understand each other," and then added, "So I was advocating peace between the generations. In 'Your Mother Should Know' I was basically trying to say your mother might know more than you think she does. Give her credit."

When this song plays in the film, Paul McCartney is seen wearing a black carnation on his tailcoat while all the other Beatles wear the red ones. This feature added to the myth that Paul was dead.

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