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Released in 1976

San Ferry Anne

Written by Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney

Album This song officially appears on the Wings At The Speed Of Sound Official album.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1976

Master album

Related sessions

This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Lyrics

You’ve got a lot

And from what you’ve got

I’d say you’re doing well, dear

Dressed like a dream

And if things are what they seem

You’re looking swell, dear

Your little man

Brings you trinkets when he can

But he can’t stay, dear

That’s very well

But inside your shiny shell

You dance all day dear

So go, be gay

Let your feelings leap away

Into the laughter

San Ferry Anne

And the world keeps turning

Happy every after

Officially appears on

Bootlegs

Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Going further

The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present

"San Ferry Anne" is one of the songs featured in the book "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present," published in 2021. The book explores Paul McCartney's early Liverpool days, his time with the Beatles, Wings, and his solo career. It pairs the lyrics of 154 of his songs with his first-person commentary on the circumstances of their creation, the inspirations behind them, and his current thoughts on them.

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Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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