Lyrics to
Ya Ya

This version of Ya Ya was released by John Lennon in 1974.

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Well, I’m sittin’ in the la la
Waitin’ for my ya ya, ah ha
I’m sittin’ in the la la
Waitin’ for the ya ya, ah ha

It may sound funny
But I don’t believe she’s comin’, no, no

Hey, baby, hurry
Don’t make me worry, no
Hey, baby, hurry
Don’t make me worry, ah, ah, ah

You know that I love you
Yes, I love you, ah, ah
Uh

Well, I’m sittin’ in the la la
Waitin’ for my ya ya, ah ha
I’m sittin’ in the la la
Waitin’ for the ya ya, ah, ah, ah

It may sound funny
But I don’t believe she’s comin’, no, no
Uh, now, one time, oh

Hey, baby, hurry
Don’t make me worry, no, no
Hey, baby, hurry
Don’t make me worry, no, no

You know that I love you
Always thinkin’ of you, yeah, yeah
Hey, hey, rock

Rock

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About Lyrics and Ya Ya by John Lennon

The lyrics to Ya Ya are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by John Lennon in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Ya Ya are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by John Lennon and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Ya Ya back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Ya Ya by John Lennon in a number of ways. 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 Ya Ya" means the words set to the music of Ya Ya, 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 Ya Ya and the lyrics to Ya Ya 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 Ya Ya, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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