Yellow Submarine - lyrics, credits and detailed information

Yellow Submarine

Authors: Lennon, McCartney; Lead vocal: Starr

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all on board
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine.

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

Credits

Recorded: May 26, 1966 at Abbey Road, London, England with special effects overdubbed June 1, 1966
John Lennon - acoustic guitar, background vocal, blowing bubbles through a straw
Paul McCartney - acoustic guitar, background vocal
George Harrison - tambourine, background vocal, swirling water in a bucket
Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Alf, Geoff Emerick, Patti Harrison and studio staff - chorus on fadeout
Session musicians - brass band

This version of the song available on

UK albums

Revolver (1966)

A Collection of the Beatles Oldies (But Goldies) (1966)

Yellow Submarine (1969)

The Beatles 1962-1966 (1973)

Reel Music (1982)

20 Greatest Hits (1982)

Yellow Submarine (Songtrack) (1999)

Beatles 1 (2000)

US albums

Revolver (1966)