Yellow Submarine
The Beatles Lyrics


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In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed on to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

Full steam ahead, Mister Boatswain, full steam ahead
Full steam ahead it is, Sergeant
(Cut the cable, drop the cable)
Aye-aye, sir, aye-aye
Captain, captain

As we live a life of ease
Every one of us (every one of us)
Has all we need (has all we need)
Sky of blue (sky of blue)
And sea of green (sea of green)




In our yellow (in our yellow)
Submarine (submarine, aha)

We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

Overall Meaning

The song "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles is a playful and imaginative tune that celebrates the joy of friendship and the power of imagination. The lyrics describe the story of a man who sailed to sea and told tales of his life in the land of submarines. The singer and his friends set out to explore the ocean, eventually finding a sea of green where they lived beneath the waves in their yellow submarine. The song celebrates the simplicity and beauty of life under the sea, where everything is provided for and everyone is happy.


The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "We all live in a yellow submarine" over and over, creating a sense of unity and togetherness among the characters in the story. The friends are all aboard the submarine, and they are joined by many more who live next door. The band begins to play, adding to the sense of joy and community.


Overall, the song can be interpreted as a celebration of friendship and the power of the imagination to create a world full of wonder and happiness, regardless of the circumstances of one's life.


Line by Line Meaning

In the town where I was born
The author is describing the location of his birth


Lived a man who sailed to sea
There was someone from the author's hometown who was a sailor


And he told us of his life
The sailor shared his story with the author and others


In the land of submarines
The sailor shared stories about a place with many submarines


So we sailed on to the sun
The author and others set off on a journey


'Til we found a sea of green
They discovered an area with lots of vegetation


And we lived beneath the waves
The author and others started living underwater


In our yellow submarine
They were using a yellow submarine to live underwater


We all live in a yellow submarine
This line is a repetitive chorus that reinforces the concept of living in a yellow submarine


And our friends are all aboard
The author and others had companions join them in the submarine


Many more of them live next door
Their neighbors and community members also came along for the ride


And the band begins to play
The author and his companions start playing music


Full steam ahead, Mister Boatswain, full steam ahead
The person in charge is commanding the boat to go ahead at full speed


Full steam ahead it is, Sergeant
The sergeant acknowledges the order to proceed at full speed


(Cut the cable, drop the cable)
Commands to cut and drop a cable were given


Aye-aye, sir, aye-aye
A crew member acknowledges orders from a commanding officer


Captain, captain
Someone is addressing the captain of the submarine


As we live a life of ease (a life of ease)
The author and companions were living an easy life


Every one of us (every one of us)
All the people on the submarine were living a life of ease


Has all we need (has all we need)
They had everything they needed to live comfortably


Sky of blue (sky of blue)
There was a blue sky above them


And sea of green (sea of green)
Below them was a sea of green vegetation


In our yellow (in our yellow)
They lived in the yellow submarine


Submarine (submarine, aha)
The repetitive chorus emphasizing the fact that they live in a yellow submarine


We all live in a yellow submarine
The final chorus line, emphasizing the main theme of the song


Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
The final, repetitive chorus line that repeats the title of the song




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@EUSOUWILLIAM

LETRAS/LYRICS:
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed the sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

So we sailed on to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine



@비정한세상

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

(Full speed ahead Mr. Parker, full speed ahead
Full speed ahead it is, Sergeant
Action station, action station
Aye, aye, sir, fire
Captain, captain)

As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need (has all we need)
Sky of blue (sky of blue) and sea of green (and sea of green)
In our yellow submarine (in our yellow, submarine, ha ha)


We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine



@sr.terrier9291

Lyrics


In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed on to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

Full steam ahead, Mister Boatswain, full steam ahead
Full steam ahead it is, Sergeant
(Cut the cable, drop the cable)
Aye-aye, sir, aye-aye
Captain, captain

As we live a life of ease
Every one of us (every one of us)
Has all we need (has all we need)
Sky of blue (sky of blue)
And sea of green (sea of green)
In our yellow (in our yellow)
Submarine (submarine, aha)

We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine



@Andrea-tsenova

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed on to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

Full steam ahead, Mister Boatswain, full steam ahead
Full steam ahead it is, Sergeant
(Cut the cable, drop the cable)
Aye-aye, sir, aye-aye
Captain, captain

As we live a life of ease
Every one of us (every one of us)
Has all we need (has all we need)
Sky of blue (sky of blue)
And sea of green (sea of green)
In our yellow (in our yellow)
Submarine (submarine, aha)

We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine



@VWWV8847

In the town, where I was born
We're supposed to have free speech
But we sold our rights away
To the land, of Censorship
So we hailed our overlords
‘til we drowned, in sea of green
And we lived, beneath their boot
Under Chinese censorship

We all live under Chinese censorship
And we’re are in dept, there’s no more Tibet
We all live under Chinese censorship
Let’s roll out the tanks, throw Uyghurs in camps

The Uyghurs, are all onboard
To be taught to love China
more Xi Jinping starts to say:
“You don’t happen to have any honey, do you?”

We all live under Chinese censorship
They say ching chang chong
and oppress Hong Kong
We all live under Chinese censorship
And we are the ones who sell your organs

As we live, a life of lease
All countries on Earth have become Greece
Sky of fire, over Taiwan
For a worldwide Chinatown

We all live under Chinese censorship
Tiananmen protests led to no arrests
We all live under Chinese censorship
Say “Winnie the Pooh” and we’ll arrest you
We all live under Chinese censorship
Chinese censorship,
Chinese censorship
We all live under Chinese censorship



@bil2340

Friend : Who's your favourite drummer?


Me : Ringo Starr


Friend : Who's your favourite musician?


Me : Ringo Starr


Friend : Who's your favourite celebrity?


Me : Ringo Starr


Friend : Name someone who's not named Ringo Starr.


Me : Richard Starkey


Friend : Who's that?


Me : Ringo Starr



@Hizzarolli

Lyrics
In the town we’re I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the Sun
Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine yellow submarine
And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine yellow submarine
Action station action station aye aye sir fire captain captain
As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need (has all we need)
Sky of blue (sky of blue) and sea of green (and sea of green) in our yellow submarine
(In our yellow submarine haha) we all live in a yellow submarine yellow submarine yellow submarine we all live in a yellow submarine yellow submarine yellow submarine we all live in a yellow submarine yellow submarine yellow submarine



All comments from YouTube:

@thetrooper4743

Let's just appreciate how beautiful is Ringo's voice, simply gorgeous

@tomperock1615

Think Of this the Stones, Queen and Zep were good But One singer. The Beatles they all sang

@Argylelad

@@tomperock1615tbf they all sang in queen but mainly dominated by Freddie. I think the closest the came to a song not by Freddie is who wants to live for ever. Brian sings a quarter of it on his own

@zachmorgan6982

Theyre all like this...


I call it Generically perfect.


Ive never heard ppl have voices that sound like the Beatles. Its an indescribably quality. They would win America. IDOL.and it sounds like a generic voice actors voice almost. Almost like it isnt real. (The voice that is) but ALL THEIR VOICES SOUND PERFECT.

@BarryHart-xo1oy

You are so right-Ringo’s voice has a slightly funky,heartwarming quality.

@maxspeed57

@@tomperock1615 I wish I could actually sing. But instead, I make weird noises approximating singing. But we all live in a yellow submarine.

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@shaindaman13

The drum tone in this song are perfect. They sound so clear. Perfect studio work. That snare is straight fire. Kick too.

@mrmarteoficial

Wenas xddd

@jerryhortilano3195

I've noticed it too that's why I like it

@echojohnny714

I definitely agree

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