All By Myself
Bing Crosby Lyrics


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I've been a roaming Romeo.
My Juliet's have been many.
But now my roaming days have gone.
Too many irons in the fire
Is worse than not having any.
I've had my share and from now on

I'm putting all my eggs in one basket.
I'm betting everything I've got on you.
I'm giving all my love to one baby.
Heaven help me if my baby don't come through.
I've got a great big amount saved up in my love account.
Honey, and I've decided, love divided in two won't do.
So I'm putting all my eggs in one basket.
I'm betting everything I've got on you.

I'm putting all my eggs in one basket.
I'm betting everything I've got on you.
I'm giving all my love to one baby.
Heaven help me if my baby don't come through.
I've tried to love more than one, finding it just can't be done.
Honey, there's one I lie to when I try to be true to two.




So I'm putting all my eggs in one basket.
I'm betting everything I've got on you.

Overall Meaning

The song "All By Myself" by Bing Crosby and Al Jolson is about loneliness and the desire for emotional connection with someone. The singer expresses his unhappiness and longing for someone who can sympathize with him, as he has become tired of living alone. The lyrics convey a sense of hopelessness and despair, with the singer spending his mornings and nights alone, playing solitaire and watching the clock.


The repetition of the line "All by myself" emphasizes the singer's isolation and emphasizes the melancholic tone of the song. The use of solitary activities, such as playing solitaire, further emphasizes the singer's loneliness. The desire for companionship is evident in lines such as "I'd love to rest my weary head on somebody's shoulder" and "I hate to grow older, all by myself". The song deals with universal themes of loneliness and the need for connection, which can resonate with anyone who has experienced feelings of isolation.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm so unhappy
I am extremely sad


What'll I do?
What actions should I take?


I long for somebody who
I have a strong desire for someone who


Will sympathize with me
Can understand and support my feelings


I'm growing so tired of living alone
I am becoming very exhausted with the single life


I lie awake all night and cry
I stay up all night weeping with sadness


Nobody loves me
I feel as though nobody cares for me


That's why
This is the reason why I feel this way


All by myself in the morning
During the morning, I am alone


All by myself in the night
Throughout the night, I remain alone


I sit alone with a table and a chair
I have only a table and chair for company


So unhappy there
I am extremely sad in that place


Playing solitaire
I play a game called solitaire, by myself


All by myself I get lonely
I become very lonely while being alone


Watching the clock on the shelf
I observe the clock resting on the shelf


I'd love to rest my weary head on somebody's shoulder
I would absolutely adore the opportunity to rest my tired head on someone's shoulder


I hate to grow older
I do not like aging


All by myself
By myself.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Irving Berlin

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