Escrita por
Paul McCartney mas creditada à dupla Lennon/McCartney, foi gravada
enre 8 e 15 de julho de 1968 e lançada no disco Album Branco, em 22
de novembro de 1968.
Foi escrita
no período em que o Reggae estava ficando popular no Reino Unido. A
frase que começa dizendo Desmond has a barrow in the market place
fazia referencia ao artista de reggae e ska jamaicano Desmond Dekker.
A frase ob-la-di, ob-la-da life goes on, brah era uma expressão
usada por um tocador de conga nigeriano chamado Jimmy Scott-Emuakpor,
um conhecido de Paul.
Quando
voltaram da Índia, se reuniram na casa de George pra gravar demos
pro disco Album Branco. Essa foi uma das 27 demos gravadas ali. John
Lennon e George Harrison odiaram a música. Mas numa volta ao estúdio
cheio de maconha na cabeça, John tocou no piano a introdução, mais
rápida e mais alta do que estava usando e disse, a canção tem que
ser gravada assim. E assim ficou, Paul aceitou.
Paul cantou,
tocou baixo elétrico, baixo acústico, bateu palmas e fez percussão
vocal. John tocou piano, fez backing vocal, bateu palmas, falou e fez
percussão vocal. George Harrison tocou violão, fez backing vocal,
bateu palmas, falou e fez percussão vocal. Ringo tocou bateria,
bongôs, maraca, bateu palmas e fez percussão vocal.
Foi regravada por Jimmy
Cliff, No Doubt, Youssou N'Dour, Pato Fu, Desmond Dekker, Inner
Circle, entre outras coisas.
A letra:
Desmond has a barrow in the
market place
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly "girl I like your face"
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller's stores
Buys a twenty carat golden ring (Golden ring?)
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing (Sing)
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on, yeah (No)
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
(Ah ha ha ha ha ha)
Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand (Arm! Leg!)
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band
Yes, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on (Ha ha ha)
Hey, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
(Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)
Yeah, happy ever after in the market place
Molly lets the children lend a hand (Foot!)
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she's a singer with the band
Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
And if you want some fun
Take ob-la-di ob-la-da
(Thank you, uh, ha ha ha!)
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly "girl I like your face"
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller's stores
Buys a twenty carat golden ring (Golden ring?)
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing (Sing)
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on, yeah (No)
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
(Ah ha ha ha ha ha)
Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand (Arm! Leg!)
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band
Yes, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on (Ha ha ha)
Hey, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
In a couple of years they have built
A home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
(Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)
Yeah, happy ever after in the market place
Molly lets the children lend a hand (Foot!)
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she's a singer with the band
Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra
La-la how the life goes on
And if you want some fun
Take ob-la-di ob-la-da
(Thank you, uh, ha ha ha!)
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