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"Anna (Go To Him)" Lyrics

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verse 1
Anna, you come and ask me girl
To set you free, girl
You say he loves you more than me
So I will set you free
Go with him (Anna) Go with him (Anna)

verse 2
Anna, girl, before go now
I want you to know, now
That I still love you so,
But if he loves you more,
Go with him

verse 3
All of my life
I've been searching for a girl
To love me like I love you
oh now
But every girl I ever had
breaks my heart and leaves me sad,
what am I, what am I supposed to do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

chorus
Anna, just one more thing girl
You give back your ring to me
And I will set you free,
go with him

verse 4
All of my life
I've been searching for a girl
To love me like I love you
But let me tell you now
But every girl I ever had
breaks my heart and leaves me sad,
what am I, what am I supposed to do
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

verse 5
Anna, just one more thing girl
You give back your ring to me
And I will set you free,
Go with him (Anna)
Go with him (Anna)
You can go with him girl (Anna)
Go with him
song info:
Verified yes
LanguageEnglish
GenreR&B, Blues
Rank
Duration00:02:57
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Copyright ©Royalty Network, Reservoir Media Management
WriterArthur Alexander
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
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Last updatedFebruary 24th, 2024
About"Anna (Go to Him)", or simply "Anna", is a song written and originally recorded by Arthur Alexander. His version was released as a single by Dot Records on September 17, 1962. A cover version was performed by the Beatles and included on their 1963 debut album Please Please Me. A Spanish-language cover version was performed by Grupo Pegasso and included on their 1996 album Amor Vendido, Vol. 4, followed by an English version in 2019.

Alexander based the song's lyrics on the early days of his relationship with his girlfriend (and later wife) Ann, and how her former boyfriend, who hailed from a wealthy family, attempted to win her back. Alexander's biographer, Richard Younger, notes that, "Though it was surely Arthur who had been unfaithful in his marriage vows, in the song he puts himself in the role of the abandoned lover." According to Younger, Alexander stated that, though his wife had indeed not been unfaithful to him, he believed that she had begun to regret not taking back her former boyfriend, who had since "moved on". Alexander's marriage to Ann would ultimately end in divorce.

Despite the song's title, throughout the song the lyric is "go with him" rather than "go to him". Regarding the additional syllable added to Ann's name in the song, Alexander said, "it just fit better than Ann."

A personal favorite of John Lennon, it became part of the Beatles' early repertoire and was consequently recorded by them for their 1963 debut album, Please Please Me.

In the U.S., Vee Jay Records released it on Introducing... The Beatles (January 10, 1964) and Capitol Records re-released it on The Early Beatles (March 22, 1965).[9] Vee Jay also released "Anna (Go to Him)" on the EP Souvenir of Their Visit: The Beatles in the US.

The band recorded the song on February 11, 1963, in three takes; Take 3 was the master. It was remixed on February 25. George Harrison played the distinctive phrase on guitar; Floyd Cramer played it on piano for the original.

They recorded "Anna (Go to Him)" on June 17, 1963, for the BBC radio show Pop Go the Beatles. The show was broadcast on June 25.

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