This song was based on another article Paul McCartney read in a newspaper. The article talked about a metermaid who was retiring. They called her "Lovely Rita" at one point in the article, since the picture of Rita in the article looked a lot like a man. The rest of the song is made up around the Rita character.
This song was based on another article Paul McCartney read in a newspaper. The article talked about a metermaid who was retiring. They called her "Lovely Rita" at one point in the article, since the picture of Rita in the article looked a lot like a man. The rest of the song is made up around the Rita character.