Girl

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Is there anybody going to listen to my story,
All about the girl who came to stay?
She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sorry,
still, you don't regret a single day.

Ah girl, girl, girl

When I think of all the times I tried so hard to leave her,
She will turn to me and start to cry.
And she promises the earth to me and I believe her,
after all this time I don't know why.

Ah girl, girl, girl

She's the kind of girl who puts you down
when friends are there, You feel a fool.
When you say she's looking good,
she acts as if it's understood. She's cool, ooh, ooh, ooh.

Ah girl, girl, girl

Was told when she was young that pain would lead to pleasure?
Did she understand it when they said
that a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure?
Will she still believe it when he's dead?

Ah girl, girl, girl

Girl (unreleased cover)
Written byJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters

First known performance:
May 7, 2011, Reno, NV
Last known performance:
December 12, 2013, Tokyo, Japan
     (16 known performances)


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Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
The Beatles  1965 Rubber Soul AllMusicWikipedia
 Tiny Tim  1996 Girl AllMusic
 David Lanz  1998 Songs from an English Garden AllMusic
Rhett Miller  2005 This Bird Has Flown - 40th Anniversary Tribute to The Beatles' Rubber Soul AllMusic

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