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Get Back
The Beatles Lyrics


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Rosetta (who are you talking about?)
Sweet Loretta Fart, she thought she was a cleaner
But she was a frying pan (sweet Rosetta Martin, Rosetta)
The picker, the picker
Picture the fingers burning (ooh)
OK

Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn't last
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass

Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Jojo

Go home

Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back Jo

Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can

Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Loretta ooh, ooh

Go home

Oh, get back, yeah, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Yeah, get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged

Get back, ooh
Thanks, Moe
I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves
And I hope we passed the audition

Overall Meaning

"Get Back" is a song by The Beatles that was written by Paul McCartney and performed by the Beatles with Billy Preston on keyboard. The song features three verses about different individuals, the first being about Sweet Loretta Martin, who believes she is a cleaner but is actually a frying pan, but the second verse about Jojo is the most well-known. Jojo is a man who thought he was a loner, and he left his home in Tucson, Arizona. The third verse is about Sweet Loretta again, and the song ends with the group thanking someone named Moe and expressing appreciation for passing an audition.


The song shows the Beatles' desire to go back to their roots and get back to where they belonged. The song is often interpreted as a reference to their early days performing in Hamburg clubs when they had to play long hours, take breaks, and eventually return to the stage to perform. This interpretation points to the fact that the lyrics reference a barmaid named Rosetta who would encourage the group to "get back" to playing.


"Get Back" was originally intended to be a political song, with lyrics like "you'd better get back to your Commonwealth homes," which were later replaced with more straightforward and understandable lyrics.


Line by Line Meaning

Rosetta (who are you talking about?)
Asking Rosetta Martin who she was talking about


Sweet Loretta Fart, she thought she was a cleaner
Loretta thought she was a cleaner, but she was actually a prostitute


But she was a frying pan (sweet Rosetta Martin, Rosetta)
Rosetta Martin was being compared to a frying pan, possibly indicating her mood


The picker, the picker
A reference to someone who plays a guitar


Picture the fingers burning (ooh)
Imagining how a musician's fingers feel after playing for a while


Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
Referring to a man named Jojo who considers himself a loner


But he knew it couldn't last
Knowing that his feeling of loneliness wouldn't last forever


Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
Jojo left his house in Tucson, Arizona


For some California grass
Going to California to smoke weed


Get back, get back
Encouraging someone to go back to where they came from


Get back to where you once belonged
Going back to the place where one originally came from


Get back Jojo
Specifically encouraging Jojo to go back home


Go home
Asking someone to go back to their home


Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
Loretta Martin thought of herself as a woman


But she was another man
In reality, Loretta Martin was a man


All the girls around her say she's got it coming
The other girls around Loretta think she deserves something bad to happen to her


But she gets it while she can
Loretta is trying to enjoy the moment when she can


Get back Loretta ooh, ooh
Asking Loretta to go back to where she came from


Oh, get back, yeah, get back
Repeating the request to go back to where one came from


Thanks, Moe
Thanking Moe, possibly an audience member or another band member


I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves
Thanking someone on behalf of the entire group


And I hope we passed the audition
Expressing the hope that the group did well in an audition




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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