By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Recorded live at the Limehouse Television Studios, London for MTV's 'Unplugged', 25 January 1991
-"Okay! Alright!
I sit down for this one, and...eh...this is a song that a lady at the rehearsal called 'Blackboard'.
I said, no, no, no, that's 'Blackbird'! Subtle difference! Ha! ha! ha!...oh, she's a big fan!
Okay, are you ready, Robbie?
That's her! Now she's nicking me water! Look at this, taking me papers and...
Hey, we're doin' 'Blackboard', luv! ('Blackboard!')
'Blackboard'! (I like this song!")
She likes this one! Dear me, she wants paying next, go off! Get out you! Ha! ha!...it's supposed
to be a serious show. Showing our acoustic, you know, versatility."
BLACKBIRD SINGING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT,
TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGS AND LEARN TO FLY;
MM-MM, ALL YOUR LIFE,
YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO ARISE.
BLACKBIRD SINGING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT,
TAKE THESE SUNKEN EYES AND LEARN TO SEE;
MM-MM, ALL YOUR LIFE,
YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO BE FREE.
BLACKBIRD, FLY,
BLACKBIRD, FLY,
INTO THE LIGHT OF THE DARK, BLACK NIGHT.
BLACKBIRD SINGING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT,
TAKE THESE SUNKEN EYES AND LEARN TO SEE;
MM-MM, ALL YOUR LIFE,
YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO BE FREE,
YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO BE FREE,
YOU WERE ONLY WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO BE FREE.
-"Thank you! Thank you! That was 'Blackboard'!"