Original The Beatles version
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
In the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face
That she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie, writing the words
Of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks
In the night when there's nobody there
What does he care
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
And was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
From his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
ELEANOR RIGBY is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. It was released by The Beatles on their 1966 album Revolver. The above lyrics are for the original The Beatles version.
The song is known to have been performed only once by Bruce Springsteen, on 16 Sep 1967 at The Left Foot Teen Club in Freehold, NJ, with his early band The Castiles.
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ELEANOR RIGBY [Original The Beatles version]