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I Saw Her Standing There

I Saw Her Standing There
Album: Please Please Me, 1963
Lead vocalist: Paul




Lyrics ▶︎

Well she was just seventeen
You know what I mean
And the way she looked
Was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another,
Oh, when I saw her standing there

Well she looked at me
And I, I could see
That before too long
I'd fall in love with her
She wouldn't dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there

Well my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine

Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there

Well my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine

Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long
I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another
Oh, when I saw her standing there
Oh, since I saw her standing there
Yeah, well since I saw her standing there

Okay. Hands up: I have to confess to loving this song! I don’t care who you are, how cool you are. I dare you not to strut your stuff to this song. It’s impossible.

This song is a great example of the Lennon-McCartney partnership. Paul apparently had the idea for the song, got the melody in his head and some of the lyrics. Then John picked it up and smoothed out the lyrics and finished the tune. According to Paul, it was written one afternoon when the lads were ‘sagging off’ school.