Paul [wrote this]. That was from a lecture of Maharishi where he was talking about nature, and I had a piece called “I’m just a child of nature,” which turned into “Jealous Guy” years later. Both inspired from the same lecture of Maharishi.
~John Lennon (September 1980, Playboy interviews)

Wikipedia:

Released	22 November 1968
Recorded	9 & 20 August 1968
Genre	Folk
Length	2:48
Label	Apple Records
Writer	Lennon–McCartney
Producer	George Martin

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