`` With a Little Help from My Friends '' ( originally titled `` A Little Help from My Friends '' ) is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , released on The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967 . `` With a Little Help from My Friends '' originally titled `` A Little Help from My Friends '' ) is a song written mainly by Paul McCartney , released on The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967 .