Please Please Me

By John T. Marck

Written by John, this song became known as an overt sexual invitation from Lennon. He fashioned it after Roy Orbison, but the name came from an altogether different source. In 1932, Bing Crosby had a hit with a song titled "Please," written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. In the beginning lyrics, the words "please" and "pleas," were used, as "Oh please, lend your little ear to my pleas..." Lennon recalled this song from his mother having sung it to him when he was a child. He always liked the "please -pleas" sound, and developed this song around the same theme.

Last night I said these words to my girl, I know you never even try, girl

Come on, (come on), come on, (come on), Come on (come on) come on (come on)

Please, please me, wo yeah, like I please you You don't need me to show the way, love,

Why do I always have to say, love

Come on, (come on), come on, (come on), Come on (come on) come on (come on)

Please, please me, wo yeah, like I please you

I don't want to sound complaining But you know there's always rain in my heart

(In my heart)

I do all the pleasing with you, it's so hard to reason, with you wo yeah,

Why do you make me blue?

Last night I said these words to my girl, I know you never even try, girl

Come on, (come on), come on, (come on), Come on (come on) come on (come on)

Please, please me, wo yeah, like I please you, wo yeah,

Like I please you, wo yeah, like I please you

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