The song was originally introduced during The White Album sessions; a demo from the Esher Sessions can be found on Anthology 3. Lennon would describe this song, along with "Mean Mr. Mustard", in The Beatles Anthology as "a bit of crap I wrote in India".
The name 'Polythene Pam' came from the nickname of an early Beatles' fan from the Cavern Club days, named Pat Hodgett (now Dawson), who would often eat polythene. She became known as 'Polythene Pat'. Read more on Last.fm.
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Polythene Pam Lyrics
Although written by John Lennon in 1968, Polythene Pam wasn’t recorded and released until the following year, when it was included as part of the long medley on the Abbey Road album.… Read More
[Verse 1]
Well, you should see Polythene Pam
She's so good-looking, but she looks like a man (Ah-ah-ah)
Well, you should see her in drag dressed in her polythene bag (Ohh-ohh)
Yes, you should see Polythene Pam (Ohh)
[Refrain]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
Get a dose of her in jackboots and kilt
She's killer-diller when she's dressed to the hilt (Ah-ah-ah)
She's the kind of a girl that makes The News of the World (Ohh-ohh)
Yes, you could say she was attractively built (Ohh)
[Refrain]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Interlude]
(Hey!) Great!
[Guitar Solo]
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