MEAN MR MUSTARD
(Lennon-McCartney)
1969


John wrote this in India, inspired by a newspaper story of a man who 
habitually hid his money away.  In the song, John originally wrote about 
his sister Shirley, but changed it to Pam for the track that followed on the 
album Abbey Road.



Mean Mr Mustard sleeps in the park shaves in the dark trying to save paper
Sleeps in a hole in the road saving to buy some clothes
Keeps a ten bob note up his nose
Such a mean old man, such a mean old man



His sister Pam works in the shop she never stops she's a go getter
Takes him out to look at the Queen only place that he's ever been
Always shouts out something obscene
Such a dirty old man, dirty old man