Norwegian Wood
The Beatles Revival Band Lyrics


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I once had a girl
Or should I say she once had me
She showed me her room
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?

She asked me to stay
And she told me to sit anywhere
So I looked around
And I noticed there wasn't a chair

I sat on a rug biding my time
Drinking her wine
We talked until two and then she said
"It's time for bed"

She told me she worked
In the morning and started to laugh
I told her I didn't
And crawled off to sleep in the bath

And when I awoke I was alone
This bird had flown




So I lit a fire
Isn't it good Norwegian wood?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Norwegian Wood" by The Beatles Revival Band describe a chance encounter with a woman that leads to spending the night at her place. The singer speaks about a girl he once had, or rather, she once had him. The woman then invites him inside her home and shows him her room. The singer seems to be struck by the beauty of the room, and comments on how lovely the Norwegian wood is. However, he quickly realizes that there's nowhere to sit, and so he sits on a rug while they talk and drink wine until late at night.


As the night wears on, the woman tells the singer that she has to work in the morning, and the two eventually retire to bed, with the woman sleeping in her bed and the singer opting to sleep in the bath. In the morning, the singer awakens to find the woman gone, but instead of feeling rejected or sad, he is content to light a fire and enjoy the beauty of the Norwegian wood once more.


Line by Line Meaning

I once had a girl
I used to date a girl in the past


Or should I say she once had me
Actually, she was the one who had control over me


She showed me her room
She took me to her place


Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
Her place had a nice and appealing interior design made of wood


She asked me to stay
She invited me to stay over at her place


And she told me to sit anywhere
She offered me a seat anywhere I wished


So I looked around
I glanced around the room


And I noticed there wasn't a chair
To my surprise, there was no chair available to sit on


I sat on a rug biding my time
I had to sit on the rug while waiting for her


Drinking her wine
To pass the time, I had a drink of her wine


We talked until two and then she said
We chatted until 2 AM in the morning when she suddenly said


"It's time for bed"
"It's time for both of us to retire for the night"


She told me she worked
She informed me that she had to work in the morning


In the morning and started to laugh
After telling me about her work schedule, she began to chuckle a bit


I told her I didn't
I responded by saying that I didn't have to go to work tomorrow


And crawled off to sleep in the bath
I decided to sleep in the bathtub


And when I awoke I was alone
When I woke up, she was nowhere to be found


This bird had flown
She had left and flown the coop, so to speak


So I lit a fire
I made a fire to keep myself warm


Isn't it good Norwegian wood?
The wood that I used to light the fire was from her place and was quite good quality




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