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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
George Harrison
Electric Guitar
Ringo Starr
Drums
Klaus Voormann
Bass Guitar
John Lennon
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Lennon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Judy Szekely
Assistant Recording Engineer
Richard Perry
Producer
Wayne Dailey
Engineer
Bill Schnee
Engineer
Yoko Ono Lennon
Executive Producer
Sean Ono Lennon
Reissue Producer
Simon Hilton
Reissue Producer
Paul Hicks
Mixing Engineer
Sam Gannon
Immersive Mastering Engineer
Alex Wharton
Mastering Engineer
John Lennon
Producer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Okay
What's with this fucking wire?
Did I have that all the time? Amazing
Okay
Two, three, four
[Instrumental]
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 got somethin' goin'
My baby told me I was great
[Verse 1]
Now I'm a man
A woman took me by the hand
And she told me I was great
[Chorus]
I was in the greatest show on earth
For what it was worth
And now I'm thirty-two
And all I wanna do is boogaloo, hey
[Verse 2]
Yeah, I look at myself in the mirror
I see my wife and kids
And they tell me, "You're great"
[Chorus]
And let me introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
Now she's thirty-two
And all she wants to do is boogaloo, hey
[Outro]
Hey, hey, hey
Hear them say
My mama told me I was great
[Instrumental]
Let's go again
Yeah, let's go from the top
Okay
Written by: John Lennon