Released: August 6, 2002

Songwriter: Paul McCartney John Lennon Lennon-McCartney

[Verse 1]
What would you do if I sang out of tune
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key

[Chorus 1]
I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm going to try with a little help from my friends

[Verse 2]
What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
How do I feel at the end of the day?
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)

[Chorus 1]
I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm going to try with a little help from my friends

[Bridge]
(Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I just want someone to love

[Chorus 2]
(Would you believe in a love at first sight?)
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
(What do you see when you turn out the light?)
I can't tell you but I know it's mine

[Chorus 1]
I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm going to try with a little help from my friends

[Bridge]
(Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I just want someone to love
(Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I just want someone to love

[Chorus 2]
(Would you believe in a love at first sight?)
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
(What do you see when you turn out the light?)
I can't tell you but I know it's mine

[Chorus 1]
I get by with a little help from my friends
I get high with a little help from my friends
I'm going to try with a little help from my friends

[Outro]
Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
With a little help from my friends
(By with a little help from my friends)[repeat until fade]

Ringo Starr

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.