the song
Hebe, I have my own meaning of them all. I have spent most of my life dealing with Rock music lyrics (classic rock 60's, 70's, 80's). Lennon wrote the song inspired by a magazine picture he saw: a smoking gun on the cover page. The song later become phallic and sexually oriented (check the last stanza). Actually, it was prohibited in England for quite some time. I love the way Lennon does this one. Listen to it and enjoy it.
Best,
Mario
She's not a girl who misses much
Do do do do do do- oh yeah!
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
Like a lizard on a window pane
The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors
On his hobnail boots
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy
Working overtime
A soap impression of his wife which he ate
And donated to the National Trust
I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I need a fix cause I'm going down
Mother Superior jumped the gun
Mother Superior jumped the gun
Mother Superior jumped the gun
Mother Superior jumped the gun
Happiness is a warm gun
Happiness is a warm gun, momma
When I hold you in my arms
And I feel my finger on your trigger
I know nobody can do me no harm
Because happiness is a warm gun, momma
Happiness is a warm gun
-Yes it is.
Happiness is a warm, yes it is...
Gun!
Well don't ya know that happiness is a warm gun, momma?
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