Queenie Eye Lyrics
There were rules you never told me, never came up with a plan
All the stories that you sold me didn't help me understand
But I had to get it worked out, had nobody who could help
So then in the end it turned out that I had to do it by myself
[Pre-Chorus]
Life's a game, rags from riches
Dogs and bitches hunt for fame
Difficult to know which way to turn
Lay the blame on the snitches
Wicked witches fan the flame
Careful what you touch in case you burn
[Chorus]
Queenie eye, Queenie eye, who's got the ball?
I haven't got it, it isn't in my pocket
O-U-T spells out (out), that's out (out)
Without a shadow of a doubt
'Cause you've been putting it about (About)
Hear the people shout
Hear the people shout
[Pre-Chorus]
Play the game, take your chances
Every dance is much the same
Doesn't matter which of them you choose
Never blame circumstances
If romances seldom came
Never pick a fight you're gonna lose
Queenie eye, Queenie eye, who's got the ball?
I haven't got it, it isn't in my pocket
O-U-T spells out (out), that's out (out)
Without a shadow of a doubt
'Cause you've been putting it about (about)
Hear the people shout
Hear the people shout
[Bridge]
It's a long way to the finish
When you've never been before
I was nervous, but I did it
Now I'm going back for more
[Pre-Chorus]
That's out
Yeah (Ay), yeah (ay), ay ay ay
Ay (Yeah), ay (yeah), ay, ay, ay (yeah)
Hear the people shout
Yeah (Ay), yeah (ay), ay, ay, ay
Ay, ay, ay, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Queenie eye, Queenie eye, who's got the ball?
I haven't got it, it isn't in my pocket
O-U-T spells out (out), that's out (out)
Without a shadow of a doubt
'Cause you've been putting it about (about)
Hear the people shout
Hear the people shout
Queenie eye, Queenie eye, who's got the ball?
I haven't got it, it isn't in my pocket
O-U-T spells out (out), that's out (out)
Without a shadow of a doubt
'Cause you've been putting it about (about)
Hear the people shout
Hear the people shout
Hear the people shout
About
Queenie Eye is the 2nd single from Paul McCartney’s 16th solo studio album New. The music video for the song includes many high profile stars including Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep.
Q&A
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Paul has said,
The song is based on a children’s playground game. “Now this song, ‘Queenie Eye,’ is based on a game we used to play when I was kids,” McCartney explained. “You got to remember that’s a long time ago and basically in kind of a poor area I was from. What you did you entertain yourself was go out in the street and play street games. There wasn’t that much traffic, so you were pretty safe. And one of the games was called ‘Queenie Eye.’
What used to happen is one person would turn away from us and throw a ball over his head which one of us would catch,” he continued. “And then we would say, ‘Queenie Eye, Queenie Eye, who’s got the ball? I haven’t got it. It isn’t in my pocket. O-U-T spells out.’ And when we said, ‘Out,’ he could turn around … or she could turn around and look at us and try to work out which one of us had caught the ball, which, of course, we all pretended to have behind our backs. Anyway, so that was … I just liked the rhythm. ‘Queenie Eye, Queenie Eye.’ I ended up in the studio and we made into this next song. Here ya go.”
- 1.Save Us
- 2.Alligator
- 4.Queenie Eye
- 5.Early Days
- 6.New
- 7.Appreciate
- 9.Hosanna
- 10.I Can Bet
- 11.Looking At Her
- 12.Road
- 13.Turned Out