Paul McCartney agrees to take his show down a couple notches because it might be within the Pope's earshot. Then he made a funny about only playing mellow songs that the Pope would like anyway. Like Lady Madonna, which is neither mellow in tempo nor of a subject matter the Pope would necessarily approve of...

This clip is from KTVU Channel 2 News In San Francisco.

Paul McCartney and The Pope Make The News (Small - 2 MB)
Paul McCartney and The Pope Make The News (Hi-res 27 MB)

LADY MADONNA - BEATLES

lady madonna, children at your feet
wonder how you manage to make ends meet
who finds the money when you pay the rent
did you think that money was heaven sent?

friday night arrives without a suitcase
sunday morning creeping like a nun
monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace
see how they run

lady madonna, baby at your breast
wonders how you manage to feed the rest

see how they run

lady madonna, lying on the bed
listen to the music playing in your head

tuesday after is never ending
wednesday morning papers didn't come
thrusday night your stockings needed mending
see how they run

lady madonna, children at your feet
wonder how manage to make ends meet