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It's the news that's guaranteed to drive excitement into the heart of any Beatles fan.

A lost song, written by George Harrison has been discovered inside an old piano bench.

George's widow Olivia, has revealed that after making the exciting discovery she handed the notes straight over to Ringo Starr.

The lyrics to Hey Ring were penned by her late husband to the drummer as a desperate bid to keep the band together.

George wrote the song in the 1970s when the band were at breaking point over their creative direction.

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Olivia, 69, revealed that she found George's typed work inside a piano bench.

She revealed that Ringo was in complete shock at the finding that he never knew existed.

Olivia is now hoping that he and Paul McCartney, will put George's musings to music for fans to enjoy.

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Speaking to The Sun she said: "[Ringo] had never seen this song before. He was so surprised.

"There was a folder in George’s piano bench.

“Inside I found a typed lyric for Hey, Ringo. It dates from around 1970."

She added: “He would put down a notebook and forget where he left it.

“A piano bench was the obvious place to stash the night’s debris.”

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The lyrics read: "Hey Ringo, now I want you to know, that without you my guitar plays far too slow.

"And Ringo let me say this to you, Ive heard no drummer who can play it quite like you.

"Wait a minute Mr G, stop flattering me. My drums sound bare when your guitar's not there.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, let me hear you playing.

"Hey Ringo, there's one thing I've not said, I'll play my guitar with you till I drop dead.

"Well G, it's really nice the things you say. But when you drop please fall the other way."

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The newly discovered lyrics along with more written notes and pictures from the star will appear in an updated version of George's memoir I, Me, Mine.

The book will also include a letter in which George pleads poverty while at the same time boasting about a new Jaguar car he had just bought also came to light recently.

It's been an exciting year for Beatles fans as ground-breaking album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band celebrated its 50 year anniversary.

The record, which has been hailed as the greatest of all time, is still the UK's top studio album with sales of more than five million.