Numbers, counting, or numerical references woven through the lyric.
The Numbers motif is on 2 of the 33 songs the Beatles released in 1965, and 5 of 12 by 1970.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
Two
'Just seventeen'
One
One
One
One
Two
One
Two
One
Two
Eight
One
One
One, two, three, four one, nineteen
5, 9
'ten somersets'
4,000 holes
Twenty years
One
One, two, three, four
Sixty-four, quarter to three
One
One
One
One through eight counted
Nine (the title number)
Two, three
'About an hour or two'
Three
One
One through ten
'Fifty acorns'
Fifty; P.C. 31
One through seven in outro
'One and one and one is three'
'Million eyes', 'million suns'
Two, three, four
909, 9-0-9, 9-0
One, two
One, two, three
Updated
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Merch
Rubber Soul Tote Bag
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