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Top Songs By Paul McCartney

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Vocals
Linda Louis McCartney
Linda Louis McCartney
Background Vocals
Denny Laine
Denny Laine
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Songwriter
Linda Louis McCartney
Linda Louis McCartney
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Producer
Geoff Emerick
Geoff Emerick
Mixing Engineer
Alex Wharton
Alex Wharton
Mastering Engineer
Monday Oki
Monday Oki
Assistant Recording Engineer
Peter Swettenham
Peter Swettenham
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Said farewell to my last hotel
It never was much kind of abode
Glasgow town never brought me down
When I was heading out on the road
[Verse 2]
Carlisle city never looked so pretty
And the Kendal freeway is fast
Slow down, driver, wanna stay alive
I wanna make this journey last
[Chorus]
Helen, hell on wheels
Ain't nobody else gonna know the way she feels
Helen, hell on wheels
And they're never gonna take her away
[Verse 3]
M6 south down to Liverpool
Where they play the west coast sound
Sailor Sam, he came from Birmingham
But he never will be found
[Verse 4]
Doing fine when a London sign
Greets me like a long-lost friend
Mister Motor, won't you check her out?
She's gotta take me back again
[Chorus]
Helen, hell on wheels
Ain't nobody else gonna know the way she feels
Helen, hell on wheels
And they're never gonna take her away
[Verse 5]
Got no time for a rum and lime
I wanna get my right foot down (Get my right foot down)
Shake some dust off of this old bus
I gotta get her out of town (Get her out of town)
[Verse 6]
Spend the day upon the motorway
Where the carburettors blast (Carburettors blast)
Slow down, driver, wanna stay alive
I wanna make this journey last
[Chorus]
Helen, hell on wheels
Ain't nobody else gonna know the way she feels
Helen, hell on wheels
And they're never gonna take her away
Written by: Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney

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