"My Bonnie" (Traditional) [2:40] Recorded in Friedrich-Ebert Gymnasium, Friedrich-Ebert Halle, Hamburg, West Germany, 23 June 1961. Released as "My Bonnie (Mein Herz ist bei dir nur)" / "The Saints" on Polydor NH 24673 (D) on 23 October 1961. [The English-introduction version appeared in the UK as Polydor NH 66833 on 5 January 1962.] Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers: Tony Sheridan (lead vocal and lead guitar), John Lennon (backing vocals & rhythm guitar), Paul McCartney (bass and backing vocals), George Harrison (guitar introduction), and Pete Best (drums). Bert Kaempfert (artist-and-repertoire manager) with unidentified recording technician. The Quarry Men & the Beatles. 1998. Puttin' on the Style. Germany: Black Dog Records [BD 009]. [The bootleg disk includes the version with the German introduction.] The Beatles. 1995. Anthology 1 [1:10]. London: EMI Records, Ltd. [CDP 7243 8 34445 2 6]. [The disk includes the version with the English introduction, but with speech over the beginning.] The Beatles. 1988. The Early Tapes of the Beatles [10]. Hamburg: Polydor International GmbH. [The disk includes the version with the English introduction.] Notes and Quotes

	Section	Time	Meas.	Description	Text
A	Intro	0:00	16+2	A languid, crooning introduction in A major without drums.	a
A	Verse	0:38	16	In tempo and C major	b
B	Chorus	1:00	16		c
C	Solo 1	1:21	12	12-bar blues guitar solo by Sheridan	—
C	Solo 2	1:38	12		—
A	Verse	1:54	16	as in the verse above	b
B	Chorus	2:15	16		c

Text
Mein Herz ist bei dir nur, my darling. Mein Herz fand bei dir nur das Glück. Noch trennen uns Länder und Meere, Doch bald kehre ich wieder zurück.	a
My bonnie lies over the ocean; my bonnie over the sea. My bonnie lies over the ocean; oh bring back my bonnie to me.	b
Bring back, bring back, oh bring back my body to me, to me. Bring back, bring back, oh bring back my bonnie to me.	c

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