Little Child

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

Background
McCartney describes "Little Child" as being a "work song", or an "album filler". He admits to taking the line "I'm so sad and lonely" from the song "Whistle My Love" by British balladeer and actor Elton Hayes. The phrase "sad and lonely" also appears on "Act Naturally", which the Beatles covered (with Starr singing) for the album Help!

Personnel

 * John Lennon – rhythm guitar, harmonica, lead vocal
 * Paul McCartney – bass guitar, piano, lead vocal
 * George Harrison – lead guitar
 * Ringo Starr – drums

Credits
Lennon/McCartney