What Beatle song contains these lyrics?

Question

"Hold your head up you silly girl, look what you've done.
When you find yourself in the thick of it, help yourself to a bit of what is all around you.... Silly girl. "

Do you know who inspired the title of the song?

Answer 1

not2brite is right.
It's from the White Album.
Paul wrote that song about his dog.

Answer 2

"Martha My Dear" is a Beatles song which first appeared on the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). Like all Beatles songs written by either McCartney or John Lennon, the publishing credit for the song is to Lennon-McCartney. Despite sounding like a traditional love song, "Martha My Dear" was in fact inspired by Paul McCartney's Old English Sheepdog, Martha. Said McCartney, "Whereas it would appear to anybody else to be a song to a girl called Martha, it's actually a dog, and our relationship was platonic, believe me."

However, the book A Hard Day's Write states that McCartney has a muse whose name is also Martha, and that the dog was named after the muse, and the song is really about both. [1]

The song features a music hall-inspired piano line that recurs throughout the piece, as well as a brass band. Typical of Beatles songs of the period, the song modulates smoothly through several keys.

McCartney's 1993 live album "Paul is Live" features one of Martha's offspring on its cover


Martha My Dear
Lennon/McCartney


Martha my dear though I
spend days in conversation
please remember me
Martha my love don't forget me
Martha my dear

Hold you head up you silly girl
look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl take a good look around you
Take a good look you're bound to see
That you and me were meant to be
for each other silly girl

Hold your hand out you silly girl
see what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl

Martha my dear you have
always been my inspiration
please remember me
Martha my love don't forget me
Martha my dear

Answer 3

"Martha My Dear" from the White Album

Answer 4

Yeah ! Three cheers for the golden oldies, can't beat them...

Answer 5

martha my dear. love that song

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_My_Dear
http://www.stevesbeatles.com/songs/martha_my_dear.asp