Doctor Robert
The 11th track on
The Beatles's
1966 release,
Revolver. In America it was released on
'Yesterday'... and Today, also in 1966. The song was recorded on April 17th and 19th, 1966. It was written by
John Lennon. It is 2 minutes 14 seconds in length. It features the following
instrumentation:
The subject of the song is a real doctor named Robert Freymann. He was a German doctor with a medical practice on East 78th Street in New York City. He generally catered to more upper class patients, and did much to get them involved with narcotics. Some say that he actually sold drugs to these people, while others say that he simply mixed drugs, such as methedrine, into their vitamins.
Ring, my friend I said you'd call
Doctor Robert
Day or night he'll be there any time at all
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert
You're a new and better man
He help you to understand
He does everything he can
Doctor Robert
If you're down he'll
pick you up
Doctor Robert
Take a
drink from his
special cup
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert
He's a man you must believe
Helping anyone in need
No one can
succeed like
Doctor Robert
Well, well, well, you're feeling fine
Well, well, well, he'll make you
Doctor Robert
My friend works for the
National Health
Doctor Robert
Don't pay
money just to see yourself
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert
You're a new and
better man
He help you to understand
He does everything he can
Doctor Robert
Well, well, well, you're feeling fine
Well, well, well, he'll make you
Doctor Robert
Ring, my
friend I said you'd
call
Doctor Robert
Doctor Robert