"The Ballad Of John And Yoko" Is A Song By The Beatles Written By John Lennon And Credited To Lennon-McCartney. The Song Was Released As A Single On May 30 1969 With The Along With The B-Side "Old Brown Shoe." Lennon Wrote The Song About His Marriage To Yoko Ono And The Media Attention It Garnered. It Is Notable For Being A Beatles Song Recorded Without George Harrison Or Ringo Starr With John Filling In On Lead Guitar And Paul Playing The Drums.