Ringo Starr

Released: November 2, 1973

Songwriter: John Lennon

Producer: Richard Perry

[Verse 1]
When I was a little boy
Way back home in Liverpool
My mama told me, I was great

[Verse 2]
Then when I was a teenager
I knew that I had got somethin' goin'
All my friends told me I was great

[Verse 3]
And now I'm a man
A woman took me by the hand
And you know what she told me? I was great

[Bridge]
I was in the greatest show on earth
For what it was worth
Now I'm only thirty-two;
And all I wanna do is boogaloo!
(Hey!)

[Verse 4]
I looked in the mirror
I saw my wife and kids
And you know what they told me? I was great

[Bridge]
Yes, my name is Billy Shears
You know it has been for so many years
Now I'm only thirty-two;
And all I wanna do is boogaloo!

[Outro]
Hey, hey, hey (Hey, hey, hey)
(Hey, hey, hey)
I'm the greatest, and you better believe it, baby!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I'm gonna be the greatest in this world, (ho!)
In the next world and in any world! (hey!)
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Best known as the drummer for The Beatles, Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey, 1940) also had a moderately successful solo career (with hits like “It Don’t Come Easy” and “Photograph”) and was the narrator for Thomas The Tank Engine.

His country-infused nickname emerged from a tendency to wear rings on his fingers.

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From the albums

Ringo (1973)
The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away (1979)
Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr (2007)

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