"Dear Prudence" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Original Manuscript (1968)

(1) Dear Prudence
won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence
greet the brand new day!
the sun is up the sky is blue it's
beautiful and so are you
Dear Prudence
won't you come out to play?

(2) Dear Prudence open up your eyes
Dear Prudence see the sunny skies
The wind is low the birds will sing
that you are part of everything
Dear Prudence open up your eyes
Look around
let me see you smile
like a little child

As Recorded by the Beatles (Demo May 1968)

Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day.
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you.
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?

Dear Prudence, open up your eyes
Dear Prudence, see the sunny skies.
The wind is low, the birds will sing
That you are part of everything.
Dear Prudence, won't you open your eyes?

Look around, 'round
Look around, 'round, 'round
Look around.

Dear Prudence, let me see you smile
Dear Prudence, like a sleeping child.
The clouds will be a daisy chain
So let me see you smile again.
Dear Prudence, won't you let me see you smile?

Look around, 'round
Look around, 'round, 'round
Look around.

Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day.
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you.
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?

In a meditation course in Rishikesh, India
No one was to know that sooner or later she was to go completely berserk
Under the care of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
All the people around were very worried about the girl
Because she was going insane
So we sang to her



As Released by the Beatles (1968)

Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day.
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you.
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?

Dear Prudence, open up your eyes
Dear Prudence, see the sunny skies.
The wind is low, the birds will sing
That you are part of everything.
Dear Prudence, won't you open up your eyes?

Look around, 'round
('round, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round)
Look around, 'round, 'round
('round, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round, 'round)
Look around (('round)).

Dear Prudence, let me see you smile
Dear Prudence, like a little child.
The clouds will be a daisy chain
So let me see you smile again.
Dear Prudence, won't you let me see you smile?

Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day.
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you.
Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play?