Rolling Stones: "Mother's Little Helper"

"Mother's Little Helper"

Songwriters: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

The Rolling Stones with Ian Stewart (piano)

Production: Andrew Oldham and Jack Nitzsche with Dave Hassinger (engineer). []

Recorded: RCA Studios, Hollywood, 3-8 December 1965

US release: London 45-902, 2 July 1966: BB #8.

Notes & Quotes

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What a drag it is getting old...	a
"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 here'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.	b
"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.	c
Doctor please, some more of these Outside the door, she took four more What a drag it is getting old...	d
"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.	e
"Life's just much too hard today," I hear ev'ry mother say. The pusuit 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.	f