Song | The Beatles | A Day In The Life | Irregular verbs (Past Simple)

I (read) the news today, oh boy
About a lucky man who (make) the grade
And though the news (be) rather sad
Well I just (have) to laugh
I (see) the photograph.

He (blow) his mind out in a car
He (do not) notice that the red lights had changed
A crowd of people (stand) and (stare)
They’d seen his face before
Nobody (be) really sure
If he (be) from the House of Lords.

I (see) a film today, oh boy
The English army had just won the war
A crowd of people (turn) away
But I just (have) to look
Having read the book
I’d love to turn you on.

(Wake) up, (fall) out of bed,
Dragged a comb across my head
(Find) my way downstairs and (drink) a cup,
And looking up I (notice) I was late.

(Find) my coat and (grab) my hat
(Make) the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke,
Somebody (speak) and I (go) into a dream.

I read the news today oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes (be) rather small
They (have) to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.
I’d love to turn you on.