The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Lyrics

The Beatles Lyrics

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

It was twenty years ago today
Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years?
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

We're Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you will enjoy the show
We're Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sit back and let the evening go
Sergeant Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

It's wonderful to be here
It's certainly a thrill
You're such a lovely audience
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to take you home

I don't really want to stop the show
But I thought you might like to know
That the singer's going to sing a song
And he wants you all to sing along
So let me introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
And Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, yeah

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Thanks to Luiz Ferro for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Paul McCartney, John Lennon

The title track of their concept album. The idea of such an album by a fictional band belongs to Paul McCartney.

The album this song opens was the first pop album released with lyrics printed on its cover.

The album was the first rock album that won the "Album of the Year" Grammy award.

Jimi Hendrix covered this song three days after the album's release for his concert on the 4th of June 1967. George Harrison and Paul McCartney attended that concert and were very surprised that Hendrix could manage to learn a song in such a short term.

Eric Clapton with George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr performed this song at Clapton's wedding on the 19th of May 1979. The bride was Harrison's ex-wife, Pattie.