Lyrics for Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! as interpreted by Ice

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! Lyrics
For the benefit of Mr. Kite
There will be a show tonight on trampoline
The Hendersons will all be there
Late of Pablo Fanques Fair - what a scene
Over men and horses hoops and garters
Lastly through a hogshead of real fire!
In this way Mr. K. will challenge the world!
The celebrated Mr. K.
Performs his feat on Saturday and Bishopsgate
The Hendersons will dance and sing
As Mr. Kite flies through the ring, don't be late
Misters K. and H. assure the public
Their production will be second to none
And of course Henry the Horse dances the waltz!
The band begins at ten to six
When Mr. K. performs his tricks without a sound
And Mr. H. will demonstrate
Ten somersaults he'll undertake on solid ground
Having been some days in preparation
A splendid time is guaranteed for all
And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill

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song4julia
01-21-2002

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An awesome song. The events in this song were taken word for word from an antique poster John came across. I love this song.

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XoxoLauren87
05-18-2002

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This song always seems to put me in a good mood.

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pkjun
05-30-2002

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Found the poster...'tis at
http://www.beatlesagain.com/bkite.html

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IanoDublin
06-09-2002

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It's mocking the elite class who try to out do each other in splendour - 'keeping up with the Jones''.

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kaija
08-04-2002

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great song one of my favorites


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DryYourTears
08-15-2002

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The poster was a victorian circus poster

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pkjun
04-03-2003

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Iano:

Care to explain?

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gsession1
04-21-2003

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This one of the greatest beatles song myt first time hearing it i tripped out an dthought i was mr. kite it was the greatest feeling ever

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Romeo_Scotland
05-13-2003

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This song was written by John after he bought a victorian circus poster while recording Strawberry Fields. Inspired by the victorian wording and the was the names were posted i.e Messrs Kite and henderson, he decided to write the song. Almost all of the details on the poster are included in the song at some point.Some of the billed events have been changed for the song, e.g the horse was not named Henry and Mr. H actually was supposed to do 21 somersaults on solid ground! Gr8 song!

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Philadelphia Eagles
06-13-2004

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This is the only Beatles song in which I have the lyrics memorized

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Mode000
11-24-2004

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I love the ORGAN bridge in the middle jeez this song takes me to a Circus with clowns, elefants, lions and funny little men. BRILLIANT SONG!

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Philadelphia Eagles
11-28-2004

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The Psychedelic elements of this song is amazing!!

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orion720
12-07-2004

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I wonder what Lennon was using when he wrote this.

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Philadelphia Eagles
12-10-2004

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Probably LSD ;)

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Disposition_987
12-21-2004

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Ah this song is so awesome.... stuff like this just shows why the Beatles were light years ahead of any other rock/pop band in the mid-late 60's

one of my personal favs

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GlitterGlue
01-19-2005

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gotta love the instrumental break in the middle..... is that a mandolin after the organ? i dunno why i think that, but that's what it sounds like.

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Little Rachael
02-04-2005

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This song is brilliant. One of John's best works in my opinion. The music is fabulous, and I think it's great how he made the song out of a circus poster. Later, a similar song was done by the Monkees called "The Poster." I love the Monkees, but I think that song was crap. It was nothing compared to BFTBOMK.

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Little Rachael
02-05-2005

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I take that back. I don't think it's crap.

I like the line about wanting to "see her fly through the air." And it's a pretty good song overall...I was just in a bad mood last night.

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strawberryfields623
05-03-2005

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huge beatles fan - haha and for some reason, this song gives me a creepy feeling - i think its all the minor chords - plus Johns thrilling voice. its a really neat concept though, how its not about love but about...a carnaval? haha! with the beatles...they always knew how to surprise you ! right!

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Gee wiz
05-14-2005

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Mr. Kite is the best, I LOVE THIS SONG

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johnisawesome
06-28-2005

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I love how this song comes right after "She's Leaving Home." It always cheers me up, its such a randomly awesome song!

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Boss Man
07-28-2005

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I feel I ought to give George Martin a mention here because the weird looped organ is my favourite thing he did for the Beatles. Just like them he was a true musical pioneer!

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brewdawg819
08-05-2005

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this is why the beatles were so great, they could take words off a circus poster and make it into an awesome song.

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coo2kachoo
02-16-2006

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sitting on the oriental rug in the living room when i was 8 yrs ord this album interacted with my imagination.

this song was like the ruby wool byzanine patterns I was sitting on

what do kids have today that even compares?

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baby blue
03-24-2006

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this song rocks and did you know that the second long organ solo thing is played backwards they made the track and then played it backwards

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