- Album This song officially appears on the Red Rose Speedway LP.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1970 (Paul McCartney was 28 years old)
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
May-August 1970
Recording "Little Lamb Dragonfly"
Nov 19, 1970
Mixing "Little Lamb Dragonfly"
Jan 08, 1973
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Song facts
“Little Lamb Dragonfly” is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from the band’s 1973 album, Red Rose Speedway.
At one point, the song “Little Lamb Dragonfly,” which was recorded in 1971 and released on the 1973 album Red Rose Speedway, was intended for the Rupert The Bear film.
Last updated on February 2, 2020
Lyrics
I have no answer for you little lamb
I can help you out
But I cannot help you in
Sometimes you think that life is hard
And this is only one of them
My heart is breaking for you little lamb
I can help you out
But we may never meet again
La la la la
la la la la
Dragonfly fly by my window
You and I still have a way to go
Don't know why you hang around my door
I don't live here any more
Since you've gone I never know
I go on, but I miss you so
Dragonfly don't keep me waiting
I'm waiting can't you see me I'm waiting
When we try we'll have a way to go
Dragonfly you've been away too long
How did two rights make a wrong
Since you've gone I never know I go on
But I miss you so in my heart
I feel the pain
Keeps coming back again
Dragonfly fly by my window
I'm flying can't you see me I'm flying
You and I can find a way to see
Dragonfly the years ahead will show
How little we really know
Since you've gone it's never right they go on
The lonely nights, come on home
And make it right
My heart is aching for you little lamb
I can help you out
But I cannot help you in
La la la
La la la la la la
Officially appears on
LP • Released in 1973
6:20 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocal, Dingers
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Orchestra arrangement
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums, Percussion, Vocal
- Hugh McCracken :
- Electric guitar
- John Kurlander :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Nov 19, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Overdubs :
- Between March and December 1972
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 08, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Official album • Released in 1993
6:20 • Studio version • A1993 • 1993 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocal, Dingers
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Orchestra arrangement
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums, Percussion, Vocal
- Hugh McCracken :
- Electric guitar
- John Kurlander :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- Nov 19, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Overdubs :
- Between March and December 1972
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 08, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
6:23 • Studio version • A2018 • 2018 Remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocal, Dingers
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Orchestra arrangement
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums, Percussion, Vocal
- Hugh McCracken :
- Electric guitar
- John Kurlander :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Nov 19, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Overdubs :
- Between March and December 1972
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 08, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
6:23 • Studio version • A2018 • 2018 Remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocal, Dingers
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Orchestra arrangement
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums, Percussion, Vocal
- Hugh McCracken :
- Electric guitar
- John Kurlander :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Nov 19, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Overdubs :
- Between March and December 1972
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 08, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Red Rose Speedway - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
6:08 • Studio version • B • Early Mix
- Performed by :
- Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Denny Seiwell • Hugh McCracken
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Dixon Van Winkle :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Nov 19, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Session Mixing:
- Jul 13, 1971
- Studio :
- A&R Studios, New York City
Red Rose Speedway (50th Anniversary)
LP • Released in 2023
6:20 • Studio version • A2023 • 2023 half-speed mastering
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocal, Dingers
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Orchestra arrangement
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums, Percussion, Vocal
- Hugh McCracken :
- Electric guitar
- John Kurlander :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Nov 19, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Overdubs :
- Between March and December 1972
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 08, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Bootlegs
The Alternate Red Rose Speedway Volume 1: The Original Acetate
Unofficial album
6:22 • Studio version
Red Rose Speedway Collector's Edition
Unofficial album • Released in 2001
6:21 • Studio version • Remaster version
Red Rose Speedway - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2015
6:20 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Bass, Vocal
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocal, Dingers
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Orchestra arrangement
- Denny Seiwell :
- Drums, Percussion, Vocal
- Hugh McCracken :
- Electric guitar
- John Kurlander :
- Assistant mixing engineer
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Alan Parsons :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Nov 19, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Overdubs :
- Between March and December 1972
- Session Mixing:
- Jan 08, 1973
- Studio :
- EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
Going further
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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