Little Child

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"Little Child"

Song by The Beatles
from the album With the Beatles
Released	22 November 1963
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	1:48
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin
With the Beatles track listing
Side one "It Won't Be Long" "All I've Got to Do" "All My Loving" "Don't Bother Me" "Little Child" "Till There Was You" "Please Mister Postman" Side two "Roll Over Beethoven" "Hold Me Tight" "You Really Got a Hold on Me" "I Wanna Be Your Man" "Devil in Her Heart" "Not a Second Time" "Money (That's What I Want)"

"Little Child" is song by The Beatles from their album With the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney for Ringo Starr, but instead he was given "I Wanna Be Your Man" as his album song.

McCartney describes "Little Child" as being a "work song", an "album filler". He admits to stealing the line: "I’m so sad and lonely" from Elton Hayes (a British balladeer and actor) but which song it’s taken from is unclear. McCartney overdubs piano, and Lennon plays harmonica (Lennon’s harmonica playing on this track is very much inspired by Cyril Davies, who was part of Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated.)