A Day In The Life – English Lyrics

• By: The Beatles

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the genius of The Beatles with "A Day in the Life," a song that masterfully combines lyrical depth with groundbreaking soundscapes. Delve into the blend of reality and surrealism, and discover how this track became a defining moment in music history, offering a unique glimpse into the language and culture of the 1960s .

[English]

("A Day in the Life")

♪ I read the news today, oh boy ♪

♪ About a lucky man who made the grade ♪

♪ And though the news was rather sad ♪

♪ Well, I just had to laugh ♪

♪ I saw the photograph ♪

♪ He blew his mind out in a car ♪

♪ He didn't notice that the lights had changed ♪

♪ A crowd of people stood and stared ♪

♪ They'd seen his face before ♪

♪ Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords ♪

♪ I saw a film today, oh boy ♪

♪ The English army had just won the war ♪

♪ A crowd of people turned away ♪

♪ But I just had to look ♪

♪ Having read the book ♪

♪ I'd love to turn you on ♪

♪ Woke up, fell out of bed ♪

♪ Dragged a comb across my head ♪

♪ Found my way downstairs and drank a cup ♪

♪ And looking up, I noticed I was late ♪

♪ Found my coat and grabbed my hat ♪

♪ Made the bus in seconds flat ♪

♪ Found my way upstairs and had a smoke ♪

♪ And somebody spoke and I went into a dream ♪

♪ Ah I read the news today, oh boy ♪

♪ Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire ♪

♪ And though the holes were rather small ♪

♪ They had to count them all ♪

♪ Now they know how many holes it takes ♪

♪ To fill the Albert Hall ♪

♪ I'd love to turn you on ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
read /riːd/ A1	verb - to look at and comprehend written or printed matter
news /njuːz/ A1	noun - information about recent events
lucky /ˈlʌki/ A1	adjective - having good luck
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to show emotion with a smile and vocal sound
photograph /ˈfəʊtəɡræf/ A2	noun - a picture taken by a camera
crowd /kraʊd/ A1	noun - a large group of people
stare /stɛər/ A2	verb - to look at something with fixed eyes
film /fɪlm/ A1	noun - a motion picture
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to move in a different direction
smoke /sməʊk/ A2	noun - the visible vapor from burning material verb - to inhale and exhale smoke from a cigarette
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images experienced during sleep
count /kaʊnt/ A1	verb - to say numbers in order
notice /ˈnəʊtɪs/ A2	verb - to become aware of something
grade /ɡreɪd/ B1	noun - a level of quality or achievement
flat /flæt/ A2	adjective - level and without curves