The Beatles

for English language learners

With a Little Help from My Friends
You are going to listen to a song called With a Little Help from My Friends.

It has the line 'I get by with a little help from my friends.'

Can you guess what the phrase
I get by means?

Now watch/listen to the song.
1. Fill in the missing words from songs in the exercises below before you listen a second time.
2. Listen again.
3. Complete any missing or incorrect answers

Fill the Gaps
What would you think if I sang out of tune
Would you stand up and walk out on me
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

What do I do when my love is away
Does it worry you to be alone?
How do I feel by the end of the day
Are you sad because you're on your own

No, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

Do you need anybody
I need somebody to love
Could it be anybody
I want somebody to love

Would you believe in a love at first sight
Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time
What do you see when you turn out the light
I can't tell you but I know it's mine

Oh, I get by with a little help ....

Availability:
1967-1970 (Blue Album) (CD)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (CD)
Yellow Submarine (1999 Reissue) (CD)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (UK)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (US)
Lead Singer: Ringo

Recording: 3/29/67, 3/30/67

Length: 2:46

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