“With a little help from my friend” trata en apariencia sobre una conversación entre un cantante y un grupo de gente. Al menos así lo expresan algunos de sus fragmentos. Mientras todos entonan, por ejemplo, la primera estrofa, Ringo les suele contestar con la siguiente. Al principio pensaron titularla “Bad finger boogie” debido a que Lennon, que se había lastimado el dedo índice en un pequeño accidente, la compuso al piano tocando solo con el dedo medio o “dedo malo”. Al ser Ringo la voz principal, la concibieron muy simple, con notas no muy altas, fácil de cantar, atractiva, y sobre todo acorde a su personalidad. Una idea que comulga muy bien con el título definitivo y que sugiere que a menudo en la banda… “necesitaba de la ayuda de sus amigos”.
«With a Little Help from My Friends» (en español: «Con una pequeña ayuda de mis amigos») es una canción escrita por John Lennon y Paul McCartney y acreditada a la dupla Lennon-McCartney. Forma parte del álbum de The BeatlesSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, de 1967. Fue cantada por el baterista Ringo Starr. La canción fue tres veces número uno en los registros musicales británicos para sencillos y se situó en el puesto número 304 en la lista de "Las 500 mejores canciones de todos los tiempos", publicada por la revista Rolling Stone.
With a Little Help from My Friends
What would you think 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.
Oh, i get by with a little help from my friends
mm, i get high with a little help from my friends
mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
What do i do when my love is away
(does it worry you to be alone?)
how do i feel by the end of the day,
(are you sad because you're on your own?)
No, i get by with a little help from my friends
mm, i get high with a little help from my friends
mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody
i need somebody to love
could it be anybody
i want somebody to love.
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,
Oh, i get by with a little help from my friends
mm, i get high with a little help from my friends
mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody
i just need someone to love
could it be anybody
i want somebody to love.
Oh, i get by with a little help from my friends
with a little help from my friends.
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.
Oh, i get by with a little help from my friends
mm, i get high with a little help from my friends
mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
What do i do when my love is away
(does it worry you to be alone?)
how do i feel by the end of the day,
(are you sad because you're on your own?)
No, i get by with a little help from my friends
mm, i get high with a little help from my friends
mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody
i need somebody to love
could it be anybody
i want somebody to love.
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,
Oh, i get by with a little help from my friends
mm, i get high with a little help from my friends
mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends
Do you need anybody
i just need someone to love
could it be anybody
i want somebody to love.
Oh, i get by with a little help from my friends
with a little help from my friends.
Autores de la canción: LENNON JOHN WINSTON / MCCARTNEY PAUL JAMES