The Beatles
Ob‐La‐Di, Ob‐La‐Da lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:09
Desmond has his barrow in the marketplace
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face"
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
"Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on"
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller's store (choo-choo)
Buys a 20-carat golden ring (ring)
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
And as he gives it to her, she begins to sing (sing)
"Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on"
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (ha-ha-ha-ha)
Happy ever after in the marketplace
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
And in the evening she still sings it with the band, yes
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on (yeah)
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (ha-ha-ha-ha), yeah
Happy ever after in the marketplace
Molly lets the children lend a hand
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
And in the evening she's a singer with the band, yeah
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on (yeah)
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
La-la, how their life goes on
And if you want some fun
Take ob-la-di-bla-da
Thank you
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Key vocabulary
- after
- later in timeA1
- back
- toward the rearA1
- built
- made with materialsA1
- face
- front part of headA1
- girl
- female childA1
- gives
- provides somethingA1
- hand
- person's arm endA1
- home
- place where you liveA1
- like
- enjoy; similar toA1
- molly
- ecstasy drug (slang)A1
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About this song
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, mixing early rock and R&B with original songwriting and stylistic experimentation. Known for their influential catalog and studio innovations under producer George Martin, they helped redefine pop music’s artistic scope through releases from Please Please Me to Strawberry Fields Forever and Revolver.