When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again.

Do, don't you want me to love you
I'm coming down fast but I'm miles above you
Tell me, tell me, tell me, come on tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer.

Helter skelter, helter skelter
Helter skelter.

Will you, won't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you
Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer.

Look out
Helter skelter, helter skelter
Helter skelter.
Look out 'cause here she comes.

When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again.

Well do you, don't you want me to love you
I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you
Tell me, tell me, tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer.

Look out
Helter skelter, helter skelter
Helter skelter.

Look out helter skelter
She's coming down fast.
Yes she is.
Yes she is

(I've got blisters on my fingers)



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"Helter Skelter" as written by John Winston Lennon, Paul James Mccartney

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    General Comment:I remember reading somewhere that Paul saw an interview with Pete Townshed in wich he said that I Can See for Miles was the noisiest song ever written.
    Paul thought "challenge accepted!" and wrote Helter Skelter, trying to be as noisy as possible.
    Flag MagicMannon April 28, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Whoever she is-helter skelter-she is a heart breaker.
    Flag hanmarie21on April 04, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Another favorite!! Paul's best song on the White Album!
    I like the Anthology version too! No cover version compares to the original.

    All I want to know is, what the hell is Paul whispering when the song fades out & fades back in??
    Flag tesladudeon March 21, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Best song by The Beatles no doubt.
    Flag RejectFalseIconson April 03, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I can't believe that the same guy who wrote this song wrote "Blackbird". Paul McCartney is something else...
    Flag theeman0000on November 16, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Forget the Manson thing for a moment. Heavy Metal had not come out yet, but this song had all the properties of an awesome metal song. So metalheads who are against The Beatles, shut the hell up.
    Flag KingofCatson February 22, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:It's a slide. The kind that you find in any kiddy park. The song was written BEFORE the Tate murders. Peace.
    Flag FritzTon November 30, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I can see sexual conotation... am I a pervert??
    Flag sidafallaxon September 27, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about drug use.
    Flag nball1on September 03, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Jesus christ everyone SHUT THE FUCK UP about manson. It's not written about him and you're not special for knowing he was inspired by this song. For fucks sake.


    Anyway, I believe this song is about straight up, raw, hard, crazy sex. The chick he's fucking may be a 'lover' but she lacks the finesse and elegance of a 'dancer' and can't keep up (i.e. dead fish, wooden board)
    Flag PobodysNerfecton August 06, 2009   Link

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