The Ballad of John and Yoko (Take 7)

Lyrics

[Intro: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Mal Evans] Mal? Hello Un string avec caput, Mal Ok It gotta bit faster, Ringo Okay, George Okay [Verse 1] Standing in the dock at Southampton Trying to get to Holland or France The man in the mac says, "You've got to go back" You know they didn't even give us a chance [Chorus] Christ, you know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're gonna crucify me [Verse 2] Finally made the plane into Paris Honeymooning down by the Seine Peter Brown called to say "You can make it ok You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain" [Chorus] Christ, you know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're gonna crucify me [Verse 3] Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton Talking in our beds for a week The newspapers said, "Say what you doing in bed?" I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace" [Chorus] Christ, you know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're gonna crucify me [Bridge] Saving up your money for a rainy day Giving all your clothes to charity Last night the wife said "Poor boy, when you're dead You don't take nothing with you but your soul, think" [Verse 4] Made a lightning trip to Vienna Eating chocolate cake in a bag Newspaper said, "She's gone to his head They look just like two gurus in drag" [Chorus] Christ you know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're gonna crucify me [Verse 5] Caught the early plane back to London Fifty acorns tied in a sack The men from the press said, "We wish you success It's good to have the both of you back" [Chorus] Christ, you know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're gonna crucify me The way things are going They're gonna crucify me! Da da da Da da da [Outro: John Lennon, Paul McCartney] Yeah, we'll have him, we'll have him! There was only the one, it was worth it for that What? Cause you came out before, that's alright I think we'll listen to it