Lyrics for Hey Jude as interpreted by Ice

Hey Jude Lyrics
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder

Hey Jude, don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder

Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, (make it Jude) ooh

Na na na nananana, nananana, hey Jude... (Repeat X amount of times)

Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Ju- Jude-y Jude-y Jude-y Jude-y Jude-y oow-wow

Oohoo my my my...

Jude Jude Jude Jude Joo...

Yeah yeah yeah

You know can make it so Jude, you're not gonna break it

Don't make it bad Jude

Take a sad song and make it better

Oh Jude, hey Jude, wooow

Ooo, Jude

Oo, oo, oo, oo

Oo, oo, oo-yeah

Ooo, ooo oo

Oo oo oo

Now Jude Jude Jude Jude Jude Jude, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Oh nanananananana cause I wanna

Nananananananananananananana ow-wow

Yeah eh eh eh heh heh heh

Make it through

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeeah

Aaahahahaha...

Good evening ladies and gentlemen my mymymymymymymymymymymymy myy

Oooo

Oooo

Wooo

Wooo

Well then a na-nananana

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BlackDog
04-05-2005

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One of the the greatest songs ever written.

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pety
04-13-2005

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a song written for jude to show support on his parents break up. one of the best. "hey jude, don't make it bad. remember to let her under ur skin, then u begin to make it better. couldn't ask for a better artist for it.

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ts2005
04-16-2005

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who does 'her' refer to in this song? ..and wut does it mean by the movement you need is on your shoulder? sorry i'm really bad at understanding songs

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globunnyglo
05-01-2005

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Okay, so say it is based on Julian - turned Jules -turned Jude.

Paul may have very well used "Jude" because
(1) Jew translated to German is "Jude", and being a peace-loving man, Paul wanted to lift up the scarred souls still raw from the Holocaust
(2) In the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, Jude was the guy that no matter where he turned, what he did, tragedy was always there to bite him harder than before. Considering that, this song just might be about hopeless causes and whether or not you should even have hope.

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Nick2010
05-01-2005

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hey globunnyglo were signing this on the same day, isnt that cool?

if i meet paul or ringo ill ask them who wrote it and why

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absent124
06-18-2005

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i think this is a song about growing up on the tough streets of chicago... sleeping out in the cold.. no food.. no shelter... its tough to imagine

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the_William
07-02-2005

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isn't it "For well you know that its a fool who plays it cool to make his world a bit more colder" or some thing like that

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the_William
07-02-2005

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the beatles are british absent124 they never grew up in chicago it may mean that to you but THEY'RE BRITISH

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joshy
07-14-2005

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This song is written to jude (julian) because he was having problems with relationships...and this was his song to jules...to help him comfront the problem...yea thats just what my dad said...not sure...but yea

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pt
07-15-2005

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sadly this song is actually about Paul's experimentation with Heroin. Of course the masses quickly reject this claim, but apon further review most realise this is in fact the truth.

A) this was written at the height of the Heroin crazy among rock stars.....B) Jude is/was a slang term for Heroin in Great britian....C) the Lyrics.'So let it out and let it in'----refer to the practice of pulling blood out and than injecting the H back in mixed with blood...
'Remember to let her (Jude/ Heroin) under your skin'---not real complicated here.
'Then you’ll begin to make it better'-----and other lyrics make it ring true as well.

Still a beautiful song. At the time Hendrix, Morrsion, Joplin, Jagger, Richards, Lennon and Dylan all thought H was just another drug that would aid them...McCaurtney of course quickly found out how nasty Heroin is and stuck with the meaning that certainly stands up because it was true enough, but not the entire truth.....

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JillBabe
07-26-2005

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I think that this song was written for Julian, But still..."let her under your skin"..Big references to drugs in this song...
Of coarse this song has the most posts because it's arguably the best beatles song out there...I have never had a song stuck in my head so longs, its pathetic.

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squirrellgirl000
07-30-2005

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PT UR POST WAS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE EVER READ!
ur source is messed up! Hey Jude was OBVIOUSLY written for Julien (John's son) when John left Cynthia for Yoko Ono. Paul was always good with kids and he just felt bad for little Julien.
PAUL NEVER TOOK HEROIN
I'm paraphrasing but... he said that he was thinking about taking heroin but when he saw what happened to the people who did, he decided to not do that.
NO WAY, MAN
I don't know who he is referring to as "her" but it is defiently not heroin. Paul hated heroin and would not tell a little boy to take it. "Her" might refer to Cynthia, who Julien was angry at after the divorce. But why just Cynthia and not John??
I do know that John likes to think that the song was sort of made for him... that means that "her" would be Yoko Ono, his new found love.

ty William for telling absent that he is an idiot and if he doesn't know the obvious fact that the beatles are british, he should not be commenting on anything beatles.

peace

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MrLongrove
08-02-2005

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To all those who say Paul McCartney never took heroin...YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT HE DID AND DIDN'T DO. I'm not saying he did or didn't but I'm still convinced that the song is about shooting up. It sounds just like a pusher trying to convince someone to try it for the first time.

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pt
08-16-2005

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When this song was written Hendrix, Joplin and Morrison were all alive and quite well.

If it makes you feel better to believe in Santa Claus more power to you, but it's certainly a strong possibility McCautney used Heroin, he has admittied to using all the other drugs of the day.

Like John (should we assume you think Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds isn't about LSD) Paul was to smart to incourage people to use any drugs stronger than weed.

If you listen to Hey Jude with an open mind and realise what was going on in the circles he was traveling in, you will understand this song is in fact about Heroin.

Still a beautiful song.......and Paul's strong denials about Heroin use just reinforce how nasty that drug is

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Tyler2004durden
08-23-2005

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"Hey Jude" is such an overwhelming song. To me this song really proofs that Lennon and McCartney are equal, song writing wise. "Hey Jude" is not only one of the best Beatles songs, it's one of the most beautiful songs EVER! I saw/Heard Paul in 2002 (the closest thing I'll ever get to experience The Beatles live) and when he performed this, I really felt that EVERYTHING in my life made sense. That’s a very powerful thing when that happens and the fact that a song can do that to you is one of my favourite things in the world.

My favourite lines are:

"For well you know that it’s a fool,
Who plays it cool,
By making his world a little colder."

(The lyrics posted on this page are actually incorrect.)

Those lines (and the entire song for that matter) are some of the wisest words I have ever heard! To me those lines means: If you let love out of your heart, if you let it go or you play it cool even if you like someone, you’re a fool. For anyone who does that makes his or her and the world a colder place to live in.
I know that that’s not exactly what it means in the song, but I guess you sometimes change the meaning of a lyric to identify with it. And a lot of times lyrics inspire you to think thoughts you haven’t thought before. And IMO The Beatles are masters at that!

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jimfranklin
08-26-2005

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"For well you know that it’s a fool,
Who plays it cool,
By making his world a little colder."

does not mean "to let love out of your heart" This line also strongly indicates this song is indeed about heroin.

When you take heroin your body becomes very warm, and when you know that and listen to the line again it makes perfect sense:

For well you know that it's a fool, who plays it cool, by making his world a little colder

Its a fool who doesn't take heroin and makes his world colder.

And towards the end (at 6:03 on the 7:04 minute long version of the song) He clearly says "take it jude"

This song is clearly about trying to get someone to take heroin. Let's go over all of the indications one more time:

Remeber, to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better. (let it into your bloodstream, and you can make it better and get a high)

The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better. (to let the heroin under your skin)

And anytime you feel the pain,
Hey Jude refrain, (when you have a bad trip, he is telling jude to refrain)

For well you know that it’s a fool,
Who plays it cool,
By making his world a little colder. (i explained this earlier)

Remember (Hey Jude) to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in (when you take heroine you pull out the blood and then push it back in)

Hey Jude begin, (start taking heroin)

and the last line is...

Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you’ll begin to make it better.

and then he says "Take it Jude"

How can you deny that this song is not about heroin? Because Lenon said it wasn't? Do you think he would actually say that it is?

naaa naaa naaa na na na naaa take it juuude naaaa

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eeskridge
08-28-2005

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I felt the need to correct the last comment made by jimfranklin, especially since it was the last entry.

Paul was not into heroin. His mother was a nurse so he stayed away from heroin for this reason, plus he hates needles. He only took soft drugs like pot.

This song was written for Julian, John Lennon's son, like the others said before jim franklin's entry. He wrote the song to comfort Julian during John's divorce from Cynthia, and changed it to Jude because it sounded better to say.
I felt the need to defend Paul and this song's meaning.

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jimfranklin
08-28-2005

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To eeskride's response:

No one knows whether or not Paul took heroin. And you can't say he never did. No one knows.

Certain lyrics in this song do not make sense if this was indeed written for Julian, to comfort him during a divorce.

When paul says "Remember to let her into your heart" ... who is "her"?

Let her in to your heart
Let herin to your heart
Let heroin to your heart.

"her in" sounds a lot like "heroin" doesn't it?

And the line "Let it out and let it in" How does that relate to a kid struggling with a divorce?

And please, everyone listen to what paul says at 6:03 in the song. You don't have to turn it up all the way like someone said earlier in this forum. You can clearly hear it when he says "Take it Jude"

And if this song is about a divorce, does "Take it Jude" make any sense? No it doesn't.

I'm not saying Jude is not Julian. This song probably is for Julian, but Paul doesn't sound like he is helping him through a divorce, it sounds like he is telling Julian to take heroin.

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MrLongrove
09-06-2005

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To jimfranklin:
I agree completely with you. I listened to the song recently and "take it Jude" is quite audible without turning the volume all the way up. So no need to disturb your neighbors folks.

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jetziger
10-09-2005

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Could be about heroin, but on another level "Hey Jude" is about the Jews. "World on your shoulders" refers to the weight of Jewish destiny as the Chosen People, "waiting for someone to perform with" is the Jewish expectation of the Messiah.
Remember that "Hey Jude/Revolution" was released as blasphemous counterpoint to the Biblical "Jude, Revelation".
Interestingly, when the song first came out, the windows of the Apple boutique were smashed...by a Jewish Holocaust survivor, who reacted to the publicity posters, the "Jude" reminding him of the "Juden Raus" etc. campaigns of the Nazis.

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pennylane15
11-07-2005

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i realy dont think hey juse is about taking heroin! Paul Macca rote this song to comfort julian Lennon johns son after julian and Cynthia left John after he had been fooling around with yoko (john not julian!). Paul played it first to Cynthia and then to John. Or so Cynthia says in her new biography "john". it has nothing to do with heroin! Paul never took heroin, that was john and the reason it doesnt sound like paul is helping julian through his parents divorce is because he was using his artistic licence. loads of artists do that. People twist things around to make it less easy and less blatant about what they are siging about. like if someone had just smoked a joint they wouldent exactly say "oh yeah and by the way i am stoned while writing this!" that would just be dumb! and of course its not about the jews because it was written before that jew guy! sorry for being so aggressive but the beatles are too amazong to have people writing rubbish about their music.

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pennylane15
11-07-2005

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i realy dont think hey juse is about taking heroin! Paul Macca rote this song to comfort julian Lennon johns son after julian and Cynthia left John after he had been fooling around with yoko (john not julian!). Paul played it first to Cynthia and then to John. Or so Cynthia says in her new biography "john". it has nothing to do with heroin! Paul never took heroin, that was john and the reason it doesnt sound like paul is helping julian through his parents divorce is because he was using his artistic licence. loads of artists do that. People twist things around to make it less easy and less blatant about what they are siging about. like if someone had just smoked a joint they wouldent exactly say "oh yeah and by the way i am stoned while writing this!" that would just be dumb! and of course its not about the jews because it was written before that jew guy! sorry for being so aggressive but the beatles are too amazing to have people writing rubbish about their music.

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KevinWayne
12-08-2005

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People have the attitude that if it's *possible* to take song lyrics to be about drugs, then they *must* be about drugs, and anyone who thinks otherwise is a naive fool. That's an incredibly superficial outlook.

My guess is that Julian was hurt and angry over his parents' divorce, as well as his father's very open relationship with Yoko Ono. And Paul couldn't stand Yoko and empathized with Julian. So the song is partly for Julian (who was only about 5 at the time) and partly for Paul himself. The lyrics, "Let her into your heart...Let her under your skin" probably refer to Yoko: Julian may not like Yoko (as Paul doesn't) but she's the woman in John's life now and both of them have to learn to accept it. Only then can they "make it better."

The warning, "well you know that it's a fool / who plays it cool / by making his world a little colder" is probably a warning against the emotional coldness that hurt and anger often create. So he urges Julian (and himself) to "let it out and let it in," i.e., let the pain out and let the healing in. He can't put it on someone else to do that for him or with him ("someone to perform with"); he needs to do it himself ("the movement you need is on your shoulder").

Ultimately, it's by accepting the pain and the reality of the situation that it can ever get any better. The more I think about it, the more I think Paul was really writing about himself. He was furious at John for bringing Yoko into the Beatles recording sessions, but he had to get past that in order to keep the Beatles going at all. Too bad it didn't last much longer, anyway.

Just a personal note: this used to be my "work up the courage to ask a girl out" song. I used to play it in the background when I'd call her up. And if she said Yes, then I'd dance around the room during the "da da da da da da da" section. (Smirk all you want; I'm verrry happily married now!)

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KevinWayne
12-15-2005

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bamaman1488--

You think your point is made because that's all you can see. Haven't you ever heard of the expression, something "getting under your skin"? Besides a needle, that is? It means that something is getting to you; you're allowing it to affect you. Paul is telling Julian (and himself) that they can't just have a thick shell. They have to take the risk of being vulnerable.

(And I suspect that "Jude" became slang for heroin after this song was released and users took it to mean heroin.)

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iamthelaw
12-27-2005

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I heard some dj on the radio talking about this, just after "remember to let her under your skin" John knocked some headphone on the floor during recording and he says "arrhh!! fucking hell!!!" as he thought he ruined a perfect take but they left it in. it does sound more like 'fuckin' 'ell"

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