Well, you should see Polythene Pam
She's so good-looking but she looks like a man
Well, you should see her in drag dressed in her polythene bag
Yes, you should see Polythene Pam
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Get a dose of her in jackboots and kilt
She's killer-diller when she's dressed to the hilt
She's the kind of a girl that makes the "News of the World"
Yes, you could say she was attractively built
Yeah, yeah, yeah


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  • +3
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    If a guitar could laugh it would sound like the guitar part in this song. This song is hilarious and somehow the Beatles can convey this through their instruments. Amazing.

    Also, to reply to a comment that 'Robbie190' made almost five years ago... The lyrics of a song don't necessarily have to reflect the attitudes of the singer or the writer.

    cerberusalphaon January 06, 2011   Link
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    Polythene Pam was really Pat Dawson née Hodgett, a Beatles' fan who used to hang around with the group and eat polythene. But she never dressed in these, as this was taken from an incident involving a girl named Stephanie, whom John met in the Channel Islands on tour in August 63.

    Bobo192on March 09, 2003   Link
  • +2
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    I have always loved the Abbey Road album, this song is funny as hell. I didn't know what the lyrics were, but I have always liked it.

    PTCGAZon December 31, 2012   Link
  • +1
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    Isn't it about a transexual?

    Simmeron March 03, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    Whatever, these lyrics are extremely confusing, and they should be. I mean, really, this song's lyrics can actually be twisted into John being a disturbed homosexual?

    Robbie190on March 07, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    rockin' tune, hands down...woulda been tremendous live...'specially if they played the whole 'sun king medley' together... perhaps the whole 'looks like a man' part is just refering to her being muscular? or her attitude maybe? i dunno... I just can't see this character being a transexual...and how would that tie in with the mean mr mustard character?

    deadeyeduckon June 08, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    i think its about drugs

    penguinintrepidxon January 03, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    I always thought it was about a drag king (Like a drag queen but in reverse) who made a damn good looking man in Jackboots and a kilt.

    Jia_Mekareon November 08, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    best beatles song ever!! haha

    xoOhMyJonasxoon May 27, 2008   Link
  • +1
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    This song is immense.

    topgonon March 13, 2009   Link

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