Released: May 12, 1972
Songwriter: Sarah Josepha Hale Paul McCartney Linda McCartney
Producer: Paul McCartney Linda McCartney
[Verse 1]
Mary had a little lamb
It's fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
That lamb was sure to go
[Chorus]
And you could hear them singing:
La, la
La, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la
La, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
[Verse 2]
It followed her to school one day
It was against the rules
Made the children laugh and play to
See a lamb at school
[Chorus]
And you could hear them singing:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
Everybody sing it:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
[Verse 3]
Soon the teacher turned it out
But still it lingered near
Waited patiently about till
Mary did appear
[Chorus]
And you could hear them singing:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
Everybody sing it:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
[Verse 4]
"But the lamb loved Mary so"
The eager children cry
"And Mary loves the lamb, you know"
The teacher did reply
[Chorus]
And you could hear them singing:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
Everybody sing it:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la
[Outro]
La, la
La, la
La, la
Oo-oo-oo-ooh
Mary had a little lamb
It's fleece was white as snow
And everywhere that Mary went
That lamb was sure to go
[Chorus]
And you could hear them singing:
La, la
La, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la
La, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
[Verse 2]
It followed her to school one day
It was against the rules
Made the children laugh and play to
See a lamb at school
[Chorus]
And you could hear them singing:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
Everybody sing it:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
[Verse 3]
Soon the teacher turned it out
But still it lingered near
Waited patiently about till
Mary did appear
[Chorus]
And you could hear them singing:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
Everybody sing it:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
[Verse 4]
"But the lamb loved Mary so"
The eager children cry
"And Mary loves the lamb, you know"
The teacher did reply
[Chorus]
And you could hear them singing:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la, la
Everybody sing it:
La, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la (la, la, la, la, la)
La, la, la, la, la
[Outro]
La, la
La, la
La, la
Oo-oo-oo-ooh
more tracks from the album
Red Rose Speedway (Archive Collection)
- Live and Let Die
- Little Lamb Dragonfly
- Loup (1st Indian on the Moon)
- Medley: Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands of Love/Power Cut
- I Would Only Smile
- Seaside Woman
- Best Friend (Live)
- Night Out
- Thank You Darling
- The Mess (Live in The Hague)
- Jazz Street
- I Lie Around
- Get on the Right Thing
- C Moon
- Hi, Hi, Hi
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Mama’s Little Girl
- Big Barn Bed
- My Love
- Single Pigeon
- When The Night
- Country Dreamer
- One More Kiss
- Little Woman Love
- 1882 (Live in Berlin)
From the albums
Paul McCartney & Wings popular songs
- Band on the Run
- Live and Let Die
- Jet
- Silly Love Songs
- My Love
- Let ’Em In
- Let Me Roll It
- Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
- Mull of Kintyre
- Dear Friend
- Arrow Through Me
- Hi, Hi, Hi
- Bluebird
- C Moon
- Maybe I’m Amazed (Live)
- Rock Show
- Mrs. Vandebilt
- Wild Life
- Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
- With a Little Luck
- Listen to What the Man Said
- Give Ireland Back to the Irish
- Mamunia
- Junior’s Farm