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Album: Flaming Pie
Released: 1997

Little Willow Lyrics


Bend, Little Willow
Wind's gonna blow you
Hard and cold tonight

Life, as it happens
Nobody warns you
Willow, hold on tight

Nothing's gonna shake your love
Take your love away
No one's out to break your heart
It only seems that way... hey

Sleep, little willow
Peace gonna follow
Time will heal your wounds

Grow to the heavens
Now and forever
Always came too soon

Little willow

Nothing's gonna shake your love
Take your love away
No one's out to break your heart
It only seems that way... hey

Bend, little willow
Wind's gonna blow you
Hard and cold tonight

Life, as it happens
Nobody warns you
Willow, hold on tight

Ah, little willow
Little willow

Writer/s: PAUL MCCARTNEY
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Little Willow
  • McCartney wrote this about Ringo's first wife, Maureen, who died of cancer. Paul remained friends with Maureen and the children she had with Ringo. When she died, Paul wrote this to comfort the kids. Other related songs- "Hey Jude," which Paul wrote to comfort John Lennon's son, and "Get Back," where Paul says "thanks Mo" to Maureen at the end of the song. McCartney wrote in the liner notes to the album: "I wanted to somehow convey how much I thought of her. For her and her kids. It certainly is heartfelt, and I hope it will help a bit."
  • Paul talked about this song when he went on the Oprah show in 1997. They played the video for the first time on that show.
  • This was included on a tribute CD for Princess Diana, who died in 1997.
  • The Beatles often gave very entertaining answers to the constant questions they were asked by reporters. One day when John Lennon was asked how they got their name, he answered that a man on a flaming pie came to him in a vision and told him to name the group The Beatles. This is where McCartney got the idea for the album title.