Lyrics to
Be-Bop-A-Lula

This version of Be-Bop-A-Lula was released by John Lennon in 1975.

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About Lyrics and Be-Bop-A-Lula by John Lennon

The lyrics for Be-Bop-A-Lula are defined as the words making up the song released by John Lennon in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Be-Bop-A-Lula have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only John Lennon and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Be-Bop-A-Lula by John Lennon if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Be-Bop-A-Lula" means the words set to the music of Be-Bop-A-Lula, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by John Lennon. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Be-Bop-A-Lula and the lyrics to Be-Bop-A-Lula are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of John Lennon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Be-Bop-A-Lula, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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