Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
As 'a lot' in verse 2
As 'a sin' in verse 2
As 'a lot' in verse 3
As 'a lot' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'a whim' in verse 2
As 'a loser', 'a million', 'a clown', 'a fate' in intro; verses 1, 2 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a few' in verse 2
As 'a sermon' in verse 3
As 'a sunday' in chorus 3
As 'a paperback', 'a thousand', 'a few', 'a million' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'a lot' in verse 2
As 'a shady' in verse 3
As 'a jar', 'a sermon' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a barber', 'a motorcar', 'a mac', 'a fireman', 'a portrait', 'a roundabout', 'a tray' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'a comb' in bridge
As 'a glimpse' in verse 1
As 'a while' in verse 3
As 'a hogshead' in verse 1
As 'a valentine', 'a fuse', 'a sweater', 'a cottage', 'a postcard' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge 2
As 'a colourful' in verse 2
As 'a fountain' in verse 2
As 'a zoo' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'a cornflake', 'a naughty', 'a tan', 'a sty', 'a serviceable' in verses 2, 4 & 5; bridge; outro
As 'a thousand' in verse 2
As 'a fog', 'a policeman' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a suitcase', 'a nun' in bridge 1
As 'a damn' in bridge
As 'a showdown' in verse 2
As 'a barrow', 'a trolley', 'a twenty-karat' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a legend' in bridge 1
As 'a ginger', 'a pineapple' in verses 1 & 3
As 'a lizard', 'a soap' in verse 1
As 'a cha-cha-cha-chance' in refrains 1 & 2
As 'a scarecrow', 'a few', 'a surgeon' in verses 1, 3 & 6
As 'a s', 'a lark' in verse 4
As 'a dovetail' in refrain 3
As 'a sin' in verse 3
As 'a daisy' in verse 3
As 'a b' in verse 2
As 'a piece' in chorus 2
As 'a cleaner', 'a loner' in intro; verse 1
As 'a sack' in verse 5
As 'a lullaby' in verses 1 & 2; refrain
As 'a ten-bob', 'a go-getter' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a dose' in verse 2
As 'a dancer' in verse 2
As 'a cave' in verse 2
As 'a lot' in verse
As 'a joker' in verse 1
As 'a million' in verses 2 & 3
As 'a million' in verses 2 & 3
As 'a pony', 'a stoney', 'a lorry' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a pygmy' in intro
As 'a pool' in verse 2
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Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
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Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
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Fender Play – Learn Guitar, Bass & Ukulele
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