Lyrics of
Happiness Is A Warm Gun

‘Happiness Is a Warm Gun’ was written by John Lennon with contributions from Paul McCartney and is noted for its complex structure, encompassing multiple distinct sections. Lennon was inspired by a magazine bearing the headline Happiness Is a Warm Gun, which he found absurd. The song touches on themes such as addiction, sex, and violence, in an allegorical and abstract manner.

She's not a girl who misses much
Du du du du du du Oh yeah
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
like a lizard on a window pane
The man in the crowd with the multicoloured mirrors on his hobnail boots
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy working overtime
A soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the National Trust


I need a fix 'cause I'm goin' down, down to the bits that I left up town
I need a fix 'cause I'm goin' down
Mother Superior jump the gun, Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun, Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun, Mother Superior jump the gun
Lyrics in () are spoken, with "oo" etc in back

Happiness is a warm gun (happiness, bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun, mama (happiness, bang bang shoot shoot)
When I hold you in my arms (ooooh oh yea)
And I feel my finger on your trigger (oooh oh yea)
I know nobody can do me no harm, because (oooh oh yea)
Happiness is a warm gun mama (happiness, bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun yes it is (happiness, bang bang shoot shoot)
Happiness is a warm yes it is
Gun Don't you know that
Happiness is a warm gun mama, etc.