All I’ve Got to Do
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All I’ve Got to Do Lyrics
[Verse 1: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Whenever I want you around, yeah
All I got to do
Is call you on the phone
And you'll come running home
Yeah, that's all I got to do
[Verse 2: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
And when I, I want to kiss you, yeah
All I got to do
Is whisper in your ear
The words you long to hear
And I'll be kissin' you
[Bridge: John Lennon]
And the same goes for me
Whenever you want me at all
I'll be here, yes, I will
Whenever you call
You just got to call on me, yeah
You just got to call on me
[Verse 3: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
And when I, I want to kiss you, yeah
All I got to do
Is call you on the phone
And you'll come runnin' home
Yeah, that's all I got to do
Whenever I want you around, yeah
All I got to do
Is call you on the phone
And you'll come running home
Yeah, that's all I got to do
[Verse 2: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
And when I, I want to kiss you, yeah
All I got to do
Is whisper in your ear
The words you long to hear
And I'll be kissin' you
[Bridge: John Lennon]
And the same goes for me
Whenever you want me at all
I'll be here, yes, I will
Whenever you call
You just got to call on me, yeah
You just got to call on me
[Verse 3: John Lennon, John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
And when I, I want to kiss you, yeah
All I got to do
Is call you on the phone
And you'll come runnin' home
Yeah, that's all I got to do
[Bridge: John Lennon]
And the same goes for me
Whenever you want me at all
I'll be here, yes, I will
Whenever you call
You just got to call on me, yeah
You just got to call on me
And the same goes for me
Whenever you want me at all
I'll be here, yes, I will
Whenever you call
You just got to call on me, yeah
You just got to call on me
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With The Beatles‘ second track was heavily inspired by Smokey Robinson. “All I’ve Got to Do” was recorded in a single day, but took fourteen takes to get right, according to The Beatles Bible.
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What did The Beatles say about "All I've Got to Do"?
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That’s me trying to do Smokey Robinson again.
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Credits
Producer
Writers
Harmony Vocals
Publisher
Vocals
Recorded At
EMI Recording Studios, St. John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Released on
November 22, 1963
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