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Temporary Secretary Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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 is what I need for to do the job
I need a—
[Chorus]
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
[Verse 2]
Mister Marks, could you send her quick?
'Cause my regular has been getting sick
I need a—
[Chorus]
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
[Verse 3]
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—
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 is what I need for to do the job
I need a—
[Chorus]
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
[Verse 2]
Mister Marks, could you send her quick?
'Cause my regular has been getting sick
I need a—
[Chorus]
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
[Verse 3]
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—
[Bridge]
She can be a belly dancer, I don't need a true romancer
She can be a diplomat, but I don't need a girl like that
She can be a neurosurgeon if she's doing nothing urgent
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary
I need a, I need a—
[Chorus]
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
[Verse 4]
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 everything, to stay on the right track
[Bridge]
She can be a belly dancer, I don't need a true romancer
She can be a diplomat, but I don't need a girl like that
She can be a neurosurgeon, if she's doing nothing urgent
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary
She can be a belly dancer, I don't need a true romancer
She can be a diplomat, but I don't need a girl like that
She can be a neurosurgeon if she's doing nothing urgent
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary
I need a, I need a—
[Chorus]
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
Temporary secretary
[Verse 4]
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 everything, to stay on the right track
[Bridge]
She can be a belly dancer, I don't need a true romancer
She can be a diplomat, but I don't need a girl like that
She can be a neurosurgeon, if she's doing nothing urgent
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary
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Genius Annotation
the joke is jerry temporary
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What did Paul McCartney say about "Temporary Secretary"?
Genius Answer
It’s like a disposable secretary, and it struck me as being funny. The song is written from the point of view of a fellow who just wants a disposable secretary, and he’s writing to a bureau to try and get one. I just like the idea. I just thought it was funny, you know, asking for a temporary secretary rather than a secretary. That sound on the track, which is like a space typewriter, is a sequence machine. I used that to give me a tempo and, again, I just made the song up as I went along. It was a little influenced by Ian Dury. – [x]
- 1.Coming Up
- 2.Temporary Secretary
- 3.On the Way
- 4.Waterfalls
- 5.Nobody Knows
- 8.Frozen Jap
- 9.Bogey Music
- 10.Darkroom
Credits
Producer
Writer
Sequencer
Synthesizer
Drums
Keyboards
Bass
Acoustic Guitar
Vocals
Recorded At
Paul McCartney's home studio, Sussex, England; Spirit of Ranachan, Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (June - August 1979)
Release Date
May 16, 1980
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