Mary Had a Little Lamb (Paul McCartney song)

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"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Single by Wings
Released	12 May 1972
Format	7"
Recorded	1972
Genre	Rock
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Paul McCartney
Producer(s)	Paul McCartney
Chart positions
#28 (US) #9 (UK)
Wings singles chronology
"Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (with Wings) (1972)	"Mary Had a Little Lamb"/"Little Woman Love" (Wings) (1972)	"Hi, Hi, Hi"/"C Moon" (with Wings) (1972)

Wings' version of the traditional nursery rhyme, recorded, according to Paul McCartney, in response to the BBC ban on their previous single, the political "Give Ireland Back to the Irish." Record logs actually reveal that the song was recorded before the latter had been banned.^{[citation needed]} [A source says that the song was recorded after "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" [1]

The song was virulently attacked by rock critics at the time.^{[citation needed]}