Paul McCartney wrote this song. It was inspired by his mother, Mary, who died when he was 14. Many people thought “Mother Mary” was a biblical reference when they heard it.
About This Song
The last single Paul McCartney wrote before his departure from The Beatles is one of the band’s most iconic songs: “Let It Be”. The song is the title track on The Beatles’ controversial final studio album “Let It Be”. Although Paul McCartney wrote the song – and John Lennon despised it – the song is credited to the legendary Lennon-McCartney partnership. The song was released as a single on 6 march 1970, a month before McCartney announced his departure from The Beatles.
Video
https://youtu.be/QfB09CeGpAU
Lyric
Should we do something else for a while, and come back in a bitOr leave it, same as mine is, yeahOh, just let me get this, second clapWhen I find myself in times of troubleMother Mary comes to me speaking words of wisdomLet it beAnd in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of meSpeaking words of wisdomLet it beLet it beLet it beLet it beLet it beWhisper words of wisdomLet it beWhen all the broken-hearted peopleLiving in the world agree, there will be an answerLet it beAlthough they may be partedThere is still a chance that they will seeThere will be an answerLet it beLet it beLet it beLet it be, yeahLet it beThere will be an answerLet it beOh, let it beLet it beLet it beLet it beWhisper words of wisdomLet it beLet it beLet it beLet it be, yeahLet it beThere will be an answerLet it beAnd when the night is cloudyThere is still a light that shines on meShine until tomorrowLet it beI wake up to the sound of musicMother Mary comes to meThere will be no sorrowLet it beLet it beLet it beLet it beLet it beThere will be no sorrowLet it beLet it beLet it beYeah, Let it beYeah, let it beWhisper words of wisdomLet it beYesHow was that?That was alright sound to me, it sounded wonderful, was good- (clear)The last two, the last one?The last one was a whole better for meThat was it, I think it was for me tooI didn’t get quite the words I had written here thoughThat’s alright