Beatles: Norwegian Wood Meaning

Song Released: 1965

Norwegian Wood Lyrics

I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me.
She showed me her room, isn’t it good, norwegian wood?
She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere,
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn’t a chair.
I sat on a rug, biding my...

1. ringo

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   Jun 14th 2006 !⃝

   Norwegian wood = knowing she would
2. anonymous

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   Apr 8th 2006 !⃝

   John wrote this song about an affair he was having, while he didn't want his wife Cynthia to konw that he was having an affair. I've always thought that the song is about a prostitute, but I'm not positive of that. The words Norwegian Wood is a play on the words "knowing she would".
3. anonymous

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   Feb 22nd 2006 !⃝

   He loved Scandanavian women. Norwegian Wood refers to him having a "woody" over Scandanavian women. He loves them .... It makes him go hard and woody.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
4. anonymous

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   Jan 29th 2006 !⃝

   I think he loves the Norwegian Wood! I agree with that too, just look at it! I love Norway.

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
5. capitalist

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   Jan 15th 2006 !⃝

   "She showed me her rooms
   'Isn't it good, Norwegian wood?'"
   ...
   "So I lit a fire
   'Isn't it good, Norwegian wood.?'"
   
   He burns the house down.

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