Cry Baby Cry
“The king of Marigold was in the kitchen”
A Lennon composition for the White Album in nursery-rhyme style, with verses sketching a storybook royal court. The track ends with a hidden, uncredited McCartney fragment ('Can You Take Me Back') spliced on as a coda.
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Whistling first appears on a Beatles record on 'Cry Baby Cry' (1968).
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJuly 16 – October 18, 1968
ReleasedNovember 22, 1968
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Recurring words
arrivingbirdchildrendarkenoughflowersfriendgardenkingmeetingmothernowhereo'clockpaintingpicturesqueenroundsightableteavoicesa friendback wherecan youenough tofor teai cameme backme whereround thetake methe childrenthe darkthe gardenthe kitchenthe localthe queenthe tablewhere iyou takeyour motherenough to knowin the darkme where iwho came to
Lyric shape
[ADJ] the[ADV] where[NOUN] was[WORD] can[WORD] wasand [NOUN]for [NOUN]the [VERB]who [VERB]with [WORD][ADJ] [WORD] to[ADJ] the [NOUN][ADV] for [NOUN][NOUN] and [NOUN][NOUN] at the[NOUN] for a[NOUN] of [WORD][NOUN] who [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] for[VERB] me where[VERB] of the[WORD] [WORD] in[WORD] out ofa [NOUN] [ADJ]a [NOUN] atat [WORD] [WORD]can you [VERB]of [WORD] [WORD]she's [ADJ] [WORD]the [NOUN] ofthe [NOUN] wasthe [VERB] ofthe [WORD] wasto [VERB] [ADJ]where i [VERB]with a [NOUN]your [NOUN] [VERB][ADJ] [WORD] to [VERB][NOUN] for a [NOUN][NOUN] who [VERB] to[VERB] and [VERB] and[VERB] me where i[VERB] of the [NOUN][VERB] your [NOUN] [VERB][WORD] of [WORD] [WORD]a [NOUN] who [VERB]can you [VERB] mefor the [WORD] [NOUN]the [NOUN] of [WORD]the [WORD] of [WORD][NOUN] who [VERB] to [VERB]a [NOUN] who [VERB] tocan you [VERB] me wherethe [WORD] of [WORD] [WORD]
Cover-shared shape
[ADV] for[NOUN] and[NOUN] at[NOUN] for[NOUN] of[VERB] and[VERB] for[VERB] from[VERB] me[VERB] of[VERB] on[VERB] to[VERB] your[WORD] a[WORD] for[WORD] in[WORD] of[WORD] out[WORD] toa [NOUN]a [WORD]and [VERB]at [WORD]i [VERB]me [ADV]of [WORD]she's [ADJ]so [VERB]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]you [VERB]your [NOUN][ADJ] [NOUN] and[VERB] [ADV] for[VERB] and [VERB][VERB] for a[VERB] me [ADV][VERB] on [ADV][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] a[WORD] a [NOUN][WORD] for the[WORD] in the[WORD] of [WORD][WORD] to [VERB]a [WORD] [WORD]for a [NOUN]for a [WORD]for the [NOUN]for the [WORD]i [VERB] fromin the [NOUN]in the [WORD]of the [NOUN]the [ADJ] [NOUN]the [WORD] [NOUN]the [WORD] ofyou [VERB] me[NOUN] for the [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] a [NOUN][WORD] for the [WORD][WORD] in the [NOUN]you [VERB] me [ADV]
Distinctive word
ancebeebrahmabreakfastchildren'scookingduchessdukeholidaykircaldylarkmarigoldmessageparlourpickingplayroomproblemssmilingspeciallytwelve
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Chord shape
C → DmAm → FC → DC → AmAm → DAm7 → D7C → Dm → B♭Am → F → GC → Am → DC → Am7 → D7Am → AmC → GAm → F → CC → A♭C7 → A♭C → A♭ → B♭C → G → EmC → Am7C7 → GC → D → EmAm → Am → AmAm → Am → FAm → Am → Am → FC → D → BmAm → Am → Am → Am → FAm → D → B♭Am → Am(maj7)/A♭ → Am7/GAm → Am → Am → AmAm → F → G → EmAm → D → B♭ → CC → D → Bm → EC → Am → Am
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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