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Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly girl I like your face
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
[Chorus]
Ob la di ob la da life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on
Ob la di ob la da life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's store
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing
[Chorus]
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band
[Chorus]
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
Happy ever after in the market place
Molly lets the children lend a hand
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening he's a singer with the band
[Chorus]
And if you want some fun sing ob la di bla da
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly girl I like your face
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
[Chorus]
Ob la di ob la da life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on
Ob la di ob la da life goes on bra
La la how the life goes on
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's store
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing
[Chorus]
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band
[Chorus]
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
Happy ever after in the market place
Molly lets the children lend a hand
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening he's a singer with the band
[Chorus]
And if you want some fun sing ob la di bla da
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Its not the "Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face", which is correct, but the "And in the evening he's a singer with the band" line which should read "And in the evening SHE'S a singer with the band"
As usual, the Beatles are being lyrically sly.
By the way, "bra" is an abbreviation for "brother" and should probably be indicated as such (bra').
It's more like a Wings song, kinda like "Hi, Hi, Hi".
I like the fact that John came into the studio stoned & pissed off, then played that piano intro & said "This is how we're gonna do it!" Then John & George make sarcastic jabs @ it, when Paul sings "....lend a hand". then John & George say, "Arm" "Leg".
I do remember being in 2nd grade @ recess when I heard a car go by blasting this song. It was the very first Beatles song I ever heard.
Much later, when the 45rpm came out, a friend of mine bought it. "Ob-la-di..." on the A side & "Helter Skelter" on the B-side. I'd ride my bike over to his house to listen to it. We listened to Helter Skelter over and over!
I like the Anthology version much better!!!!
And if you want some fun, pick Paul and Linda, not John and Yoko.
For example, in Hamburg when the Beatles were playing in a strip club, the girls had to get certified by doctors that they were clean. John used to call their certifications, Tickets to Ride.
I'm not sure about your references. Desmond gives Molly a ring that makes her sing.