Temporary Secretary

Song ratings

Rating	Comments	Author	Date
	Funny, weird song. Thirty years ago, I absolutely hated the constant loop, but it doesn't matter to me that much anymore. The synthesizer combined with the strange guitar chords create a remarkable sound. The drums sound awful. Lyrics are pretty funny for an non-native speaker like me. The chorus got stuck in my head for days. What are those strange bird-like sounds towards the end of the song?	Bobber	June 11, 2012
	Funny and weird song. Against the backdrop of electronic noises that strange acoustic guitar chord creates a very unique sound, and all this is topped off by the inexplicable bird squawks (on the backbeat) near the song's end. Clearly, Paul was not trying to recreate "Yesterday".	Bruce Beatlefan	June 10, 2006

Lyrics

Mister marks, can you find for me
Someone strong and sweet, fitting on my knee?
She can keep her job if she gets it wrong,
Ah, but mister marks, I won't need her long.

All I need is help for a little while,
We can take dictation and learn to smile.
And a temporary secretary's what I need for to do the job.

I need a
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary,
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary.

Mister marks, could you send her quick,
'Cause my regular has been getting sick.

I need a
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary.

Mister marks, I can pay her well
If she comes along and can stay a spell.
I will promise now that I'll treat her right,
And will rarely keep her 'til late at night.

I need a

She can be a belly dancer, I don't need a need romancer,
She can be a diplomat but I don't need a girl like that,
She can be a neurosurgeon if she's doin' nothing urgent,
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary.

I need a, I need a
Temporary secretary. Temporary secretary,
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary.

Now, mister marks, when I send her back,
Will you please make sure she stays on the right track?

"Well I know how hard it is for young girls these days
In the face of ev'rything to stay on the right track."

She can be a belly dancer, I don't need a need romancer,
She can be a diplomat but I don't need a girl like that,
She can be a neurosurgeon if she's doin' nothing urgent,
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary.
Temporary, hoo, secretary, ooh,
I need a temporary secretary, ooh,
Temporary, hoo, secretary, ooh,
Temporary secretary, ooh
I need a temporary, ooh, secretary, ooh,
Temporary secretary, ooh,
Oh, temporary, ooh, secretary.

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