Album: Red Rose Speedway (1973)

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• I have no answer for you little lamb
  I can help you out
  But I cannot help you in
  
  Sometimes you think that life is hard
  And this is only one of them
  
  My heart is breaking for you little lamb
  I can help you out
  But we may never meet again
  
  La La La La La La La La
  Dragonfly fly by my window
  You and I still have a way to go
  Don't know why you hang around my door
  I Don't live here any more
  
  Since you've gone I never know
  I go on, but I miss you so
  
  Dragonfly don't keep me waiting
  When we try, we'll have a way to go
  
  Dragonfly, you've been away too long
  How did two rights make a wrong
  
  Since you've gone I never know
  I go on but i miss you so
  In my heart I feel the pain
  Keeps coming back again
  
  Dragonfly fly by my window
  I'm Flying can't you see me I'm flying
  You and I can find a way to see
  
  Dragonfly, the years ahead will show
  How little we really know
  
  Since you've gone its never right
  They go on the lonely nights,
  Come on home and make it right
  
  My heart is aching for you little lamb
  I can help you out
  But I cannot help you in
  
  La La La La La La La La (repeat) Writer/s: LINDA MCCARTNEY, PAUL MCCARTNEY
  Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Comments: 5

• Gino from Lady Lake Fl.I realy beleve Lityle lamb Dragon fly , that Paul wrote is about him and Johns relationship after the Beatles break up. Dragon fly ( could be John) dont keep me waiting. When we try (to reunite) we'll have a way to go. Dragofly, youve been away too long. HOW DID TWO RIGHTS MAKE A WRONG? Since youve gone I never know, I go on but i miss you so, in my heart i feel the pain, keeps coming back again.
• Virginia Abreu De Paula from BrazilTwo songs here. Little lamb is for the little lamb, of course it is. Paul loves animals and suffered for the little lamb. Dragon fly is another song.
• Virginia Abreu De Paula from Montes Claros BrazilThe intro do sounds like Woman. As Woman was written much later it was John who got inspired by Paul's song. I also heard Paul wrote it also for John. I mean, he got inspired by the little lamb they were nursering, but it seems John used to imitate lamb's voice while recording. It was written when he and Paul were in bad terms. But he missed him very much. Pain in his heart. He also recognises both made mistakes. I can't guarantee it is true, but for sure it makes sense.
• Don from Sevierville, TnI think the chant resembles Rocky Racoon, and some of the guitar riffs resemble the intro to Woman (from John Lennon's Double Fantasy album, also released as a single after he was murdered).
• Melissa from Fairborn, OhMmm, I heard that song for a few times from a few years ago, and yes it's a strange song.

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