"Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" — McCartney's Caribbean life-goes-on story. Lennon played the opening at double speed as a joke — they kept it.
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Desmond had a barrow in the market place,
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Molly is the singer in a band.
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Desmond says to Molly, girl I like your face
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and Molly says this as she takes him by the hand.
Chorus:
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Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra.
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La la how the life goes on. (repeat)
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Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller's store,
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buys a twenty carat golden ring.
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Takes it back to Molly, waiting at the door
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and as he gives it to her she begins to sing.
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In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
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with a couple of kids running in the year
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of Desmond and Molly Jones.
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Happy ever after in the market place,
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Desmond lets the children lend a hand.
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Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
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and in the evening she still sings it with the band.
{c: chorus}
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In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
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with a couple of kids running in the year
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of Desmond and Molly Jones.
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Happy ever after in the market place,
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Molly lets the children lend a hand.
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Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
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and in the evening he still sings it with the band.
{c: chorus}
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and if you wanna have fun
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take ob-la-di-bla-da
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- Paul borrowed the phrase from Nigerian performer Jimmy Scott. From White Album (1968).