Escrita por John Lennon mas
creditada à dupla Lennon/McCartney, foi gravada em 12 de outubro de
1965 e lançada em 3 de dezembro de 1965 no disco Ruibber Soul. A
letra da música é uma ameaça para a namorada do cantor, que ele
chama de Little girl apenas, dizendo que ele prefere vê-la morta do
que com outro homem.
A frase foi retirada de
uma música de Elvis Presley chamada Baby, Let's play house, escrita
por Arthur Gunter. John Lennon disse depois, em 1973, que Run for
your life era a canção que ele menos gostava dos Beatles. Disse que
se arrependia muito de tê-la escrito. Mas ao mesmo tempo, era uma
das canções favoritas de George Harrison do álbum Rubber Soul. Na
carreira solo, John voltaria ao tema ciúmes, na canção Jealous
guy, mas dessa vez de maneira mais amena.
John cantou, tocou violão
e slide guitar. Paul tocou baixo e fez backing vocal. George Harrison
tocou guitarra solo e fez backing vocal. Ringo tocou bateria e
pandeiro.
Nancy Sinatra regravou-a,
Gary Lewis and The Playboys e Johnny Rivers, todos em 1966.
A letra:
Well I'd rather see
you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or I won't know where I am
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end ah little girl
Well I know that I'm a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can't spend my whole life
Trying just to make you toe the line
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end ah little girl
Let this be a sermon
I mean everything I've said
Baby, I'm determined
And I'd rather see you dead
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end ah little girl
I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or you won't know where I am
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end ah little girl
Nah nah nah
Nah nah nah
Nah nah nah
Nah nah nah (fade out)
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or I won't know where I am
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end ah little girl
Well I know that I'm a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can't spend my whole life
Trying just to make you toe the line
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end ah little girl
Let this be a sermon
I mean everything I've said
Baby, I'm determined
And I'd rather see you dead
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end ah little girl
I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or you won't know where I am
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end ah little girl
Nah nah nah
Nah nah nah
Nah nah nah
Nah nah nah (fade out)
A versão de Nancy
Sinatra:
A versão de Gary Lewis
and The Playboys:
A versão de Johnny
Rivers:
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