Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Lennon/McCartney

Lyrics:
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond say to Molly, girl I like you face
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da,
Life goes on, bra
La la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La la how the life goes on

Desmond take a trolley to the jewelers store
Buys a twenty carat golden ring, (rin-ring)
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing (sin-sing)

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La la how the life goes on

Yeah, In a couple of years they
have built a home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
of Desmond and Molly Jones

Happy ever after in the market place
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she's a singer with the band

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La la how the life goes on

Happy ever after in the market place
Molly lets the children lend a hand
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she's a singer with the band

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
Life goes on, bra
La la how the life goes on
And if you want some fun
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Lead Singer: Paul

Recording: 7/3/68, 7/3/68, 7/5/68, 7/8/68, 7/9/68, 7/11/68, 7/15/68
Mixing: 7/8/68, 7/11/68, 7/15/68, 10/12/68
Length: 3:08
Take: 23

What Goes On? Anomalies

0:02
Paul says "remember to step it up, John," then coughs, then hums a few notes to hit it right. Best heard when this track is OOPS'd. Laughter and joking by the other Beatles too.
0:10
Clap to mark the start of vocal track.
1:08, 1:17
Three clicks at each of the two points
1:18
John says "home", in reference to the following line.
1:42
After the line "lets the children lend a hand", the first time George says "arm", John says "leg"
2:04
In the words "Life goes on, bra / La la how the" there is a vocal punch in, marked by an audible tweet just after. This is a by-product of the two separate erasing operations, causing an audible sound.
2:13
John says and spells out "home" at 2:13.
2:33
After the line "lets the children lend a hand", the second time John says "foot".
Note: I did not write or compile these anomalies. Please don't email me with new anomalies and please read the WGO Info page.

Notes:

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