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I'm the Greatest

Ringo Starr

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ringo Starr

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

John Lennon

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Richard Perry

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

When I was a little boy, way back home in Liverpool

My mama told me I was great

Then when I was a teenager, I knew that I had got something goin'

All of my friends told me I was great

[Verse 2]

And now I'm a man, a woman took me by the hand

And you know what she told me, I was great

I was in the greatest show on Earth, for what it was worth

Now I'm only 32, and all I wanna do is boogaloo

[Verse 3]

Hey!

I looked in the mirror, I saw my wife and kids

And you know what they told me, I was great

Yes, my name is Billy Shears, you know it has been for so many years

Now I'm only 32, and all I wanna do is boogaloo

[Verse 4]

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, yeah

I'm the greatest and you better believe it, baby!

I'm gonna be the greatest in this world

In the next world and in any world!

[Verse 5]

Alright, alright, alright, alright

Alright, alright, alright, alright

Alright, alright, alright, alright

Written by: John Lennon

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