THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO - THE BEATLES

THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO
The Beatles

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Standing in the dock at Southampton...
Trying to get to Holland Or France
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The Man In the Mac said... You gotta go back

you know they didnt even give us a chance
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Christ you know it aint easy...
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you know how hard it can be
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the way things are going ... theyre gonna crucify me.

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Finally made the plane into Paris... honeymooning down by the seine
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Peter Brown called to say...you can make it ok

you can get married in gibraltar near spain ..
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Christ you know it aint easy... you know how hard it can be
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the way things are going ... theyre gonna crucify me.

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Drove from Paris to the amsterdam hilton... talking in our beds for a week
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the newspapers said... whatre you doing in bed

I said "we only try to get us some peace"
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Christ you know it aint easy... you know how hard it can be
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the way things are going ... theyre gonna crucify me.

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saving all your money for a rainy day... giving all your clothes to charity
          
last nite the wife said... oh boy when youre dead
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You dont take nothing with you but your soul.... Think!

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Made a lightning trip to Vienna... Eating chocolate cake in a bag
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The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head
    
They look just like two gurus in drag" ...
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Christ you know it aint easy... you know how hard it can be
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the way things are going ... theyre gonna crucify me.

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Caught the early plane back to London... Fifty acorns tied in a sack
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The men from the press say "We wish you success

It's good to have the both of you back"...
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Christ you know it aint easy... you know how hard it can be
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the way things are going ... theyre gonna crucify me.
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the way things are going ... theyre gonna crucify me.

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