"When I'm Sixty-Four" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Original Manuscript (1966)

When I get older losing my hair,
many years from now
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthdays greetings bottle of wine,
[...]

Middle.

You'll be older too,
And if you say the word, I could stay with you

I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more?
Will you still need me, etc.....

Mid. Every summer we can rent a cottage
in the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
....grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck and Dave

Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely wasting away
give me your answer fill in a form
mine for evermore....
etc..

As Released by the Beatles (1967)

When I get older losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a valentine
Birthday greetings, bottle of wine?

If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door?
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?

You'll be older too
And if you say the word
I could stay with you.

I could be handy mending a fuse
When your lights have gone.
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride.

Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more?
Will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?

Every summer we can rent a cottage
In the Isle of Wight
If it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save ((we shall scrimp and save))
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck and Dave.

Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view.
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away.

Give me your answer
Fill in a form
Mine for evermore.

A - will you still need me
Will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?
Hoo!