A "new" John Lennon song could be published 30 years after his death with music written by his son Julian.
The lyrics to "Tell Her Now" were penned by the murdered Beatle and form part of a private collection acquired by Julian after his father was killed on 8th December 1980.
The song consists of two verses and a chorus:-
"Little girl I’ve come to stay
And this time I just have to say
I love you
"If she turns you down and you’re rejected
Try again the best you can
Call to see her when you’re least expected
"Tell her now she’ll understand."
Now Julian has revealed he is actively consdiring a project to write music to accompany the words written by his father more than forty years ago.
The previously unpublished lyrics written by the music legend form part of the exhibition, "White Feather: The Spirit of Lennon, staged by the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool.
Put together by John’s eldest son Julian and his first wife Cynthia in partnership with the Beatles Story, the exhibition is a public portrayal of their life with the music legend.
Julian said: "I don't believe the lyrics have been used anywhere.
"If the time was right, if it felt right, then I would consider looking at the lyrics and maybe trying to work with them and write something.
"But obviously only in honour of Dad. I guess in some respect it would be like coming home."
Julian bought the lyrics when they were auctioned by Sotheby's a decade ago.
Mystery surrounds the origin of the lyrics and neither Julian nor Beatles experts can shed much light on when Lennon wrote them.
Beatles Story curator Ann Darby said:"When the lyrics came up for auction over ten years ago, the auctioneers Sotheby’s estimated they were written in 1966.
"This seems to be based on the fact that some of the lyrics are written on a note sent to George Harrison by some Japanese fans.
"The Beatles played in Japan that year but this could of course be a coincidence."
In 1966 Lennon wrote many of the songs that would later appear on the "Revolver" album as well as the classic Strawberry Fields Forever single.
The construction of a sophisticated home studio at his Weybridge home ensured Lennon would often record demos and song fragments.
Many of these have come to light over the years but to date there is no evidence Lennon ever set the "Tell Her Now" lyrics to music.
The girl John was referring to remains a mystery but if indeed the lyrics do date from 1966 it could be Yoko Ono who Lennon met for the first time in November that year.
The lyrics are on display at the Beatles Story in Liverpool as part of "White Feather: The Spirit of Lennon" at the Beatles Story Pier Head, Liverpool.
Jerry Goldman, Managing Director of the Beatles Story said: "This is a hugely interesting piece of Beatles memorabilia as we can only guess what music John would have set to these lyrics."
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