Magical Mystery Tour Lyrics

[Intro: Paul McCartney]
(Roll up, roll up
For the Magical Mystery Tour!
Step right this way!)


[Verse: Paul McCartney, George Harrison & John Lennon]
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up (And that's an invitation)
Roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up (To make a reservation)

Roll up for the mystery tour

[Chorus: Paul McCartney & Paul McCartney & John Lennon]
The magical mystery tour
Is waiting to take you away
Waiting to take you away

[Verse: Paul McCartney, John Lennon & George Harrison]
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up (We've got everything you need)
Roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up (Satisfaction guaranteed)
Roll up for the mystery tour
[Chorus: Paul McCartney]
The magical mystery tour
Is hoping to take you away
Hoping to take you away

[Bridge]
A mystery trip

[Verse: John Lennon, George Harrison & Paul McCartney]
Ah... the Magical Mystery Tour
Roll up
Roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up (And that's an invitation)
Roll up for the mystery tour
Roll up (To make a reservation)
Roll up for the mystery tour

[Chorus: Paul McCartney]
The magical mystery tour
Is coming to take you away
Coming to take you away
The magical mystery tour
Is dying to take you away
Dying to take you away
Take you today

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The only title track for a Beatles film that didn’t become a single, “Magical Mystery Tour” invites listeners – and subsequently, viewers – to take a journey that’s probably more entertaining than that weird and chaotic TV movie.

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What did The Beatles say about "Magical Mystery Tour"?
Genius Answer

Paul had this to say about “Magical Mystery Tour”:

John and I remembered mystery tours, and we always thought this was a fascinating idea: getting on a bus and not knowing where you were going. Rather romantic and slightly surreal! All these old dears with the blue rinses going off to mysterious places. Generally there’s a crate of ale in the boot of the coach and you sing lots of songs. It’s a charabanc trip. So we took that idea and used it as a basis for a song and the film.

(Many Years From Now by Barry Miles)

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