The Beatles - Lovely Rita Lyrics

The Beatles Lyrics

"Lovely Rita"

Aaaahhh...

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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Writer(s): Paul McCartney, John Lennon

Paul McCartney came up with the idea of this song when he heard that the American name for "female traffic warden" was "meter maids". Paul McCartney explained in "Anthology", "There was a story in the paper about 'Lovely Rita', the meter maid. She's just retired as a traffic warden. The phrase 'meter maid' was so American that it appealed, and to me a 'maid' was always a little sexy thing."

The band's producer George Martin played the second piano along with Paul McCartney on the first. The sound of the second piano was processed to create an out-of-tune effect.

The strange noises in this song were produced by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison "playing" comb and paper. Pink Floyd later used some effects, inspired by the watching of "Lovely Rita" recording in a studio, in their composition "Pow R. Toc H" from their debut album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967).