This was a Single released by Wings in May of 1972. It's the nursery rhyme put to music. Paul claims he did the song because his baby daughter Mary enjoyed hearing her name being sung.
The Beatles had reached such lofty heights that people would often kid with them, saying they could release anything on record: nursery rhymes, chants, etc.....and it would sell. I wonder if Paul was putting that to the test with this one. Paul and Linda when asked about the song after it's release said"it's a song for spring to make people happy." In another interview Paul said: " it was written for one of our kids, whose name is Mary, and I just realised if I'd sang that, she'd understand. That's it with us, that's what you might expect from us-just anything."
The flip side of Mary Had a Little Lamb was a decidedly adult song called Little Woman Love.
Little Woman Love is a great little piano rocker and it's definitely a lesser known gem in the McCartney catalogue.
The single made it to the number 9 spot on the British charts, Number 28 in the US, 41 in Canada, number 13 in New Zealand and 17 in Australia. Respectable for a nursery rhyme set to music.
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