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Lovely Rita - The Beatles

Album: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

genre: Psychedelic Rock

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Lovely Rita meter maid
Lovely Rita meter maid

Lovely Rita meter maid
Nothing can come between us
When it gets dark I tow your heart away
Standing by a parking meter
When I caught a glimpse of Rita
Filling in a ticket in her little white book
In a cap she looked much older
And the bag across her shoulder
Made her look a little like a military man

Lovely Rita meter maid
May I inquire discreetly (Lovely Rita)
When are you free to take some tea with me? (Lovely Rita, maid, ah)
Rita!

Took her out and tried to win her
Had a laugh and over dinner
Told her I would really like to see her again
Got the bill and Rita paid it
Took her home I nearly made it
Sitting on the sofa with a sister or two

Oh, lovely Rita meter maid
Where would I be without you
Give us a wink and make me think of you (Lovely Rita meter maid)
Lovely Rita meter maid, Rita meter maid (Lovely Rita meter maid)
Oh Lovely Rita meter meter maid (Lovely Rita meter maid)
Ah da, ah da (Lovely Rita meter maid)

 

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Lyrics added by Isabelle P.

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Danzig album lyrics
"Lovely Rita" was inspired by a female traffic warden who issued a parking ticket to Paul McCartney. He said that he named the song "Lovely Rita" because "Well, she looked like a Rita to me".
Song details
  • Publishing: Parlophone
  • Co-Production: George Martin
  • Recording: EMI Studios, London
  • Mix Engineering: Geoff Emerick
  • Composition: Paul McCartney, John Lennon
  • Vocals: Paul McCartney
  • Release Date: 1 June 1967
Paul McCartney performed live for the first time "Lovely Rita" in 2013.