And Your Bird Can Sing

And Your Bird Can Sing is a song by the English rock band The Beatles released on their 1966 album Revolver

Lyrics
Tell me that you've got everything you want

And your bird can sing

But you don't get me

You don't get

Me

You say you've seen seven wonders

And your bird is green

But you can't see me

You can't see

Me

When your prized possession

Starts to weigh you down

Look in my direction

I'll be 'round

I'll be 'round

When your bird is broken

Will it bring you down?

You may be awoken

I'll be 'round

I'll be 'round

Tell me that you heard every sound there is

And your bird can swing

But you can't hear me

You can't hear

Me

History
Written primarily by John Lennon, And Your Bird Can Sing is notable mainly for its cryptic lyrics and the twin guitar riffs, played by Paul McCartney and George Harrison, that drive the song. While Lennon never revealed the inspiration behind the song, it is believed to refer to the rivalry between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Although the two groups were friends, Lennon saw the Stones as Beatles copyists, and the titular ‘bird’ may have been Marianne Faithfull.

Like Rain, And Your Bird Can Sing hinted at knowledge denied to all but the enlightened, showing the influence of LSD. It is also likely that the oblique lyrics were an attempt at writing something akin to the wordplay of Bob Dylan, whose songs Lennon greatly admired. Lennon was later dismissive of And Your Bird Can Sin’, describing it as “a horror” and “throwaway”. Paul McCartney claims to have helped Lennon write the song.