Dear Prudence

Dear Prudence is a song by The Beatles, credited Lennon/McCartney. The "Prudence" in the song is Prudence Farrow, the sister of movie star Mia Farrow. Prudence had accompanied her famous sister to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at Rishikesh. Prudence usually spent most of her time there in her room meditating. While the Beatles left the course early, Prudence and several others stayed and became TM teachers. The was inspired by how Prudence would block herself away from the world, which inspired the line "won't you come out to play."
== Lyrics ==
[Chorus]
Dear Prudence
Won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence
Greet the brand new day, hey
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful, and so are you
Dear Prudence
Won't you come out to play?
[Verse 1]
Dear Prudence 
Open up your eyes
Dear Prudence
See the sunny skies
The wind is low, the birds will sing
That you were part of everything
Dear Prudence 
Won't you open up your eyes
[Bridge]
Look around, round 
(round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round)
Look around, round, round 
(round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round)
Look around (around)
[Verse 2]
Dear Prudence
Let me see you smile
Dear Prudence
Like a little child
The clouds will be a daisy chain
So let me see you smile again
Dear Prudence
Won't you let me see you again?
[Chorus]
Dear Prudence
Won't you come out to play?
Dear Prudence
Greet the brand new day, hey
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful, and so are you
Dear Prudence
Won't you come out to play?
==Trivia==
*John Lennon never played "Dear Prudence" for Prudence Farrow when they were in India. "George was the one who told me about it," she said later. "At the end of this course, just as they were leaving, he mentioned that they had written a song about me but I didn't hear it until it came out on the album. I was flattered. It was a beautiful thing to have done."John Lennon, A Hard Day's Write
*On June 27, 1987, Sotheby's in New York sold a page of "Dear Prudence" lyrics (14 lines of verse and notes and doodles around the border) to an unidentified bidder for $19,500.
*It's one of Julian Lennon's favourite songs of his father's.
*This song has been covered by Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Jerry Garcia Band, the Jackson 5, Leslie West, Ramsey Lewis, and The Five Stairsteps.
==Credits==
*John Lennon - Lead and Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitars (1965 Epiphone 230TD Casino), Tambourine
* Paul McCartney - Backing Vocals, Bass Guitar (1966 Fender Jazz Bass), Piano (Bechstein #44064 Grand), Drums (1964 Ludwig Super Classic Black Oyster Pearl), Cowbell, Flugelhorn and Handclaps
*George Harrison - Backing Vocals and Lead Guitars (1964 Gibson SG Standard and Hohner Bartell Fretless)
*Mal Evans - Backing Vocals and Handclaps, Tambourine
*John McCartney (Paul's cousin) - Backing Vocals and Handclaps
*Jackie Lomax - Backing Vocals and Handclaps
==References==
==External links==
*Chords of this Song at tabfan.com
Category:The Beatles songs
Category:Songs on The White Album
Category:1968 songs
Category:Songs written by John Lennon
Category:Songs credited to Lennon–McCartney
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