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Songs Abbey RoadPolythene Pam

Mean Mr. Mustard·She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

Polythene Pam1969 · Abbey Road

Abbey Road album cover

Polythene Pam

1969 · Abbey Road

“She's killer-diller when she's dressed to the hilt”

A Lennon composition for the Abbey Road medley, sung in affected Scouse accent. Segues from 'Mean Mr. Mustard' into 'She Came in Through the Bathroom Window' as a single continuous track.

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The word "attractively" appears in only one Beatles song across the entire catalogue: 'Polythene Pam'.

AlbumAbbey Road

Track12 · Side 2

Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney

RecordedJuly 25 – July 30, 1969

ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969

Song familyCharacter song

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Text161 tags

Motif

Clothes Character Media Found inspiration Cultural snapshot Women Containers

Influence

Music hall influence

Title

Title is a person Person in title

Vocabulary

Neutral tone Casual language Minimal lyrics

Narrative

Persona Second person Conversational Observational Third person Imperative

Lyrical device

Rhyme type

Perfect rhyme Triple rhyme Internal rhyme

Song form

Strophic No verse-chorus Medley

Sections

Has refrain Standard verses (2-4)No chorus Has intro Has outro

Section links

Solo based on intro Interlude based on verse Intro based on verse

Word cloud

Recurring words

drag makes ohh pam but she dressed in get a girl that in drag kind of of her see her she was she's dressed she's so she's the when she's yes you you could the kind of she's the kind of

Cover-shared words

bag built dressed get girl her hey kind like looks man news say see she well world yeah you a girl a man in her like a the kind the news the world well you yeah yeah you should yeah yeah yeah

Lyric shape

[WORD] when could [VERB]in [VERB]was [ADV][NOUN] of a [VERB] [VERB] in [VERB] but she [VERB] she was [WORD] of her but she [VERB]her [NOUN] [NOUN]like a [NOUN]of a [NOUN]the [NOUN] of when she's [VERB]you could [VERB][VERB] like a [NOUN]a [NOUN] that [NOUN]she's the [NOUN] of the [NOUN] of a to the [WORD] [WORD]

Cover-shared shape

[ADV] you [NOUN] of [NOUN] that [VERB] a [VERB] but [VERB] her [VERB] in [VERB] she [VERB] the [VERB] to [WORD] and [WORD] of a [NOUN]a [WORD]and [WORD]her [NOUN]in [WORD]she [VERB]she's [VERB]she's [WORD]should [VERB]so [VERB]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]the [WORD][NOUN] that [NOUN][VERB] a [WORD][VERB] like a [VERB] the [WORD][VERB] to the [WORD] and [WORD][WORD] of the a [NOUN] [WORD]a [NOUN] that a [WORD] of in her [NOUN]of the [NOUN]she [VERB] [VERB]she's [VERB] to the [NOUN] [WORD]the [WORD] [WORD]the [WORD] of to the [WORD]you should [VERB][VERB] a [WORD] of [VERB] the [WORD] of [VERB] to the [WORD][WORD] of the [NOUN]she [VERB] like a the [WORD] of the the [WORD] of the [NOUN][VERB] the [WORD] of the [NOUN]

Rhyme scheme

Line length

Unique line length

Distinctive word

ah-ah-ahattractivelydosegood-lookinggreathiltjackbootskiller-dillerkiltohh-ohhpolythene

Music139 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocals Backing vocals Electric guitar Acoustic guitar Lead guitar Bass guitar Drums Percussion Tambourine Maracas Cowbell Noises Spoken word Other percussion 12-string guitar

Instrument group

Guitars Percussion

Guitar work

Bass work

Stepwise bass line

Music genre

Influence

The Who influence

Vocal work

Ooh vocals Aah vocals Yeah vocals Vocals on interlude Vocal harmonies

Solo / Riff

Defining riff Guitar solo

Tempo

Key

Time signature

Song form

Strophic AA No verse-chorus Medley

Sections

Has refrain Standard verses (2-4)No chorus Has solo Multiple interludes (2+)Has intro Has outro

Section traits

Section links

Solo based on intro Interlude based on verse Solo on outro Intro based on verse

Harmony

Pedal point Double plagal Modal mixture Borrowed chord Circle of fifths Plagal cadence Parallel harmony Backdoor cadence Half cadence Chromatic mediant

Composition

All major chords Only basic triads Non-tonic opening Non-tonic ending Verse in ♭VII Non-tonic verse

Mode

Chord type

major slash chord

Scale degree

I ♭III IV V ♭VI VI ♭VII

Chord degree

♭VII–VI I–♭VII–IV ♭VII–IV IV–I I–♭VII ♭VII–IV–I I–♭III ♭III–V ♭VII–I IV–I–♭VII ♭VI–♭VII V–♭VI IV–I–♭III I–♭III–V ♭VI–♭VII–I VI–V V–♭VI–♭VII–I IV–I–♭III–V I–♭VII–VI

Chord shape

C → G → F C → B♭ → F C → B C → D → E C → G C → B♭C → G → D C → E♭C → E C → D♭C → D C → G → B♭C → D♭ → E♭C → E♭ → G C → B♭ → A C → B → A C → B♭/C C → G → D → F C → E → F C → G → D → C → B C → D♭ → E♭ → F C → G → B♭ → D C → B♭ → A → G C → E → F → G C → G → F/G

Chord literal

D → A A → E E → D B → C C → D D → E E → G E → D → A D → A → E G → B A → E → D E → G → B A → E → G B → C → D C → D → E D → A → E → G A → E → G → B G → B → C → D E → D/E D → C♯C♯ → B

Studio12 tags

Studio technique

Double tracked vocal Tape splicing Reduction mix

Equipment

Framus Hootenanny Rickenbacker 4001S Ludwig Hollywood Maple Gibson Les Paul Standard EMI TG12345 console

Recording location

EMI Studio 2 EMI Studios EMI Studio 3

Session duration

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People10 tags

Unique personnel

Beatles only Classic formation

Line-up

Lead vocals 12-string twelve string guitar 12-string 12-string acoustic guitar

Backing vocals Bass guitar

George Harrison

Backing vocals Electric guitar

Drums Percussion Tambourine Maracas

Uncredited

Recording engineer

Geoff Emerick Phil McDonald

Assistant engineer

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Info16 tags

Release type

Song on album Song on Anthology Song on Giles Martin remix

US release

Identical release

Release mix

Label

Publisher

Recording type

Many takes (20+)

Song family

Song type

Duration

Sources & references

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.

Updated 2026-06-03

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AlbumAbbey Road

Track12 · Side 2

Songwriter(s)Lennon

Credited asLennon–McCartney

RecordedJuly 25 – July 30, 1969

ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969

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