Bert, I believe the Beatles said,

"Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate your being 'round,"

The un-hearable apostrophe replaces "a", just as in another pop oldie, also British:

"I'm leaning on a lamp,
Maybe you think I look a tramp,
Or maybe you think I'm 'round to steal your car".

When I'm down, I do like my friends to be around, or "there for me" as we say over here. At least that's how I've always heard "Help!"

--Guest Too