"Help!" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Original Manuscript (1965)

Help me if you can I'm feeling down
And I would do appreciate you being round.
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please help me

When I was younger so much younger than I am today
I never needed anybody's help in any way
Now those days are gone and I'm not so self assured
Now I find I've change mind [sic]
And opened up the doors
Help I need somebody
___ Not just anybody
Help. You know I need someone

As Released by the Beatles (1965)

Help!
I need somebody
Help!
Not just anybody
Help!
You know I need someone
Help!

When ((when)) I was younger ((when I was young))
So much younger than today
I never needed ((never needed)) anybody's help in any way
But now ((but now)) these days are gone ((these days are gone))
I'm not so self-assured
Now I find ((and now I find)) I've changed my mind
And opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please please help me?

And now ((now)) my life has changed ((my life has changed))
In oh so many ways
My independence ((my independence)) seems to vanish in the haze
But ((but)) every now and then ((now and then)) I feel so insecure
I know that I ((I know that I)) just need you like
I've never done before.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please please help me?

When I was younger, so much younger than today
I never needed anybody's help in any way
But now ((now)) these days are gone ((these days are gone))
I'm not so self-assured
Now I find ((and now I find)) I've changed my mind
And opened up the doors.

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please please help me?

Help me, help me - ooo-mmm.