▁by ▁the ▁English ▁rock ▁band ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁from ▁their ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁double ▁album ▁The ▁Beat les ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁White ▁Album "). ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁( cred ited ▁to ▁L enn on – Mc Cart ney ) ▁and ▁features ▁him ▁on ▁lead ▁vocal , ▁guitar , ▁and ▁" v ocal ▁bass ". ▁ ▁Background ▁" I ▁Will " ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁composed ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les ▁and ▁their ▁associ ates ▁while ▁in ▁R ish ik esh , ▁India . ▁Although ▁the ▁music ▁came ▁together ▁fairly ▁easily , ▁the ▁words ▁were ▁worked ▁on ▁in ▁India , ▁and ▁remained ▁un fin ished ▁even ▁as ▁recording ▁began ▁back ▁in ▁London . ▁McC art ney ▁re called ▁that ▁while ▁in ▁R ish ik esh ▁he ▁and ▁Don ovan ▁had ▁written ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁lyr ics ▁with ▁a ▁" mo on " ▁theme , ▁but ▁he ▁found ▁them ▁in ade qu ate ▁and ▁so ▁replaced ▁them ▁with ▁" very ▁simple ▁words , ▁straight ▁love - song ▁words ". ▁Don ovan ▁could ▁not ▁recall ▁writing ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁but ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁possibly ▁assist ed ▁McC art ney ▁with ▁the ▁" shape ▁of ▁the ▁ch ords ", ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁" desc ending ▁movements " ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁mel od ies . ▁ ▁McC art ney ▁also ▁commented ▁on ▁" I ▁Will ": ▁" It ' s ▁still ▁one ▁of ▁my ▁favour ite ▁mel od ies ▁that