Lyrics
Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox) (Anthology version)
[That again. There's a break every time there.
Yeah, I know. Is anybody beat or string through it?
No, oh, I thought it was you, sombody was hanging over. Maybe a foot on the pedal or something.
Are you keeping time there, Jim?
No.
On that break?
Well, would you do it, Jim?
Alright.
Eh, I don't know what you do it on.
Something that you'd take off later?
Yeah!
Alright. 1, 1,2,3,4.]
Sweet as the smell of success
Her body's warm and wet
She gets me thru this God awful loneliness
A natural high butterfly oh I
I need, need, need her
Just like a willow tree
A breath of spring you see
And oh boy you don't know what she do to me
She makes me sweat, forget who I am
Oh I need, need, need her
Well I was wondering how long this could go on, on and on
Cos I thought I could never be surprised
But could it be that I bit my own tongue, mm hmm
Oh yeah, it's so hard to swallow when you're wrong
A bird of paradise
Sunrise in her eyes
God only knows such a sweet surprise
I was blind she blew my mind think that I
Oh I love, love, love her
[Stay on your D! D! Stay there, hey!]
Sweet sweet sweet, sweet sweet smell
Sweet sweet sweet, such sweet sweet
Sweet sweet smell
[OK thank you. Stop! Let me just check it.]
Yeah, I know. Is anybody beat or string through it?
No, oh, I thought it was you, sombody was hanging over. Maybe a foot on the pedal or something.
Are you keeping time there, Jim?
No.
On that break?
Well, would you do it, Jim?
Alright.
Eh, I don't know what you do it on.
Something that you'd take off later?
Yeah!
Alright. 1, 1,2,3,4.]
Sweet as the smell of success
Her body's warm and wet
She gets me thru this God awful loneliness
A natural high butterfly oh I
I need, need, need her
Just like a willow tree
A breath of spring you see
And oh boy you don't know what she do to me
She makes me sweat, forget who I am
Oh I need, need, need her
Well I was wondering how long this could go on, on and on
Cos I thought I could never be surprised
But could it be that I bit my own tongue, mm hmm
Oh yeah, it's so hard to swallow when you're wrong
A bird of paradise
Sunrise in her eyes
God only knows such a sweet surprise
I was blind she blew my mind think that I
Oh I love, love, love her
[Stay on your D! D! Stay there, hey!]
Sweet sweet sweet, sweet sweet smell
Sweet sweet sweet, such sweet sweet
Sweet sweet smell
[OK thank you. Stop! Let me just check it.]
Composer
John Lennon
Lead vocalist(s)
John Lennon