Misery Lyrics
[Intro]
The world is treating me bad, misery
[Verse 1]
I'm the kind of guy
Who never used to cry
The world is treating me bad, misery
[Verse 2]
I've lost her now for sure
I won't see her no more
It's gonna be a drag, misery
[Bridge]
I'll remember all the little things we've done
Can't she see she'll always be the only one, only one
[Verse 3]
Send her back to me
'Cause everyone can see
Without her, I will be in misery
[Bridge]
I'll remember all the little things we've done
She’ll remember and she’ll miss her only one, lonely one
The world is treating me bad, misery
[Verse 1]
I'm the kind of guy
Who never used to cry
The world is treating me bad, misery
[Verse 2]
I've lost her now for sure
I won't see her no more
It's gonna be a drag, misery
[Bridge]
I'll remember all the little things we've done
Can't she see she'll always be the only one, only one
[Verse 3]
Send her back to me
'Cause everyone can see
Without her, I will be in misery
[Bridge]
I'll remember all the little things we've done
She’ll remember and she’ll miss her only one, lonely one
[Verse 3 - Outro]
Send her back to me
'Cause everyone can see
Without her, I will be in misery (Oh, oh, oh)
In misery (Ooh, ooh)
My misery (La, la, la, la, la, la)
Misery
Send her back to me
'Cause everyone can see
Without her, I will be in misery (Oh, oh, oh)
In misery (Ooh, ooh)
My misery (La, la, la, la, la, la)
Misery
About
Genius Annotation
Track two, side one of Please Please Me.
Written on tour by Lennon and McCartney in what McCartney described as “a hacking job”, they hoped to sell it to Helen Shapiro, for whose tour the Beatles were the supporting act in 1963, but her management declined due to the downbeat lyrics. Instead, singer Kenny Lynch, who was also on the same tour, ended up hearing the song and recording it himself, resulting in the first Lennon-McCartney song to be recorded by someone else.
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Credits
Producer
Writers
Publisher
Vocals
Bass
Drums
Acoustic Guitar
Piano
Recorded At
EMI Recording Studios, St. John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Released on
March 22, 1963
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