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Mother's Little Helper

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Lyrics

What a drag it is getting old
"Kids are different today"
I hear ev'ry mother say
Mother needs something today to calm her down
And though she's not really ill
There's a little yellow pill
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day

"Things are different today"
I hear ev'ry mother say
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
So she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak
And goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And two help her on her way, get her through her busy day

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

"Men just aren't the same today"
I hear ev'ry mother say
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
They're so hard to satisfy, You can tranquilize your mind
So go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And four help you through the night, help to minimize your plight

Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

"Life's just much too hard today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose
No more running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
They just helped you on your way, through your busy dying day
B-side: Lady Jane
Format: 7
Released: July 2, 1966
Recorded: December 3-8 1965
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Length: 2:45
Label: London
Writer: Jagger/Richards
Producer: Andrew Loog Oldham
"Nice sitar from Brian"

Personnel

Lead Vocals: Mick Jagger
Acoustic Guitar & Background Vocals: Keith Richards
Vox Mando Guitar & Sitar: Brian Jones
Bass: Bill Wyman
Drums: Charlie Watts