Two Sleepy People
Carmichael Hoagy Ella Logan Lyrics
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Holding hands and yawning,
Look how late it gets.
Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,
And too much in love to say goodnight.
Here we are, in a cozy chair;
Pickin' on a wishbone from the frigidaire.
And too much in love to break away.
Do you remember the nights we used to linger in the hall?
Your father didn't like me at all.
Do you remember the reason why we married in the fall?
To rent this little nest and get a bit of rest.
Well, here we are just about the same,
Foggy little fella, drowsy little dame.
Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,
And too much in love to say goodnight.
The song "Two Sleepy People" is a lighthearted love ballad about two lovers who are too tired to say goodnight. The lyrics describe the two sleepy people in different scenarios, the first being out of cigarettes and holding hands while yawning. Despite how late it may be, they are too much in love to part ways. As dawn breaks, they find themselves in a cozy chair, picking on a wishbone from the fridge. The two are described as having nothing to say but are once again too much in love to break away.
The song also takes us on a trip down memory lane as the couple remembers the nights when they used to linger in the hall, despite her father disapproving of her lover. They married in the fall to rent a little nest and get some rest, and now find themselves in the same position all these years later. The song ends with the two drowsy lovers, too much in love to say goodnight.
Line by Line Meaning
Here we are, out of cigarettes,
We're sitting here without cigarettes.
Holding hands and yawning,
We're holding hands and yawning.
Look how late it gets.
It's getting really late.
Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,
We're two sleepy people at dawn.
And too much in love to say goodnight.
We love each other too much to say goodnight.
Here we are, in a cozy chair;
We're in a cozy chair.
Pickin' on a wishbone from the frigidaire.
We're picking on a wishbone from the fridge.
Two sleepy people with nothing to say,
We're two sleepy people with nothing to talk about.
And too much in love to break away.
We're too much in love to leave each other.
Do you remember the nights we used to linger in the hall?
Do you remember the nights we used to spend in the hall?
Your father didn't like me at all.
Your father never liked me.
Do you remember the reason why we married in the fall?
Do you remember why we got married in the fall?
To rent this little nest and get a bit of rest.
To rent this small apartment and relax.
Well, here we are just about the same,
Now, we're in the same situation.
Foggy little fella, drowsy little dame.
We're both a bit foggy and drowsy.
Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,
We're two sleepy people at dawn.
And too much in love to say goodnight.
We love each other too much to say goodnight.
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Geoff M
A beautiful song by the incomparable Hoagy Carmichael and the delicious voice of Ella Logan. Americans singers with strong Scottish links.
Silkworm
You posted the same thing 4 months ago :)
Clifton Jamison
My Dad (drummer) played with Jack Mahew at Champlain Valley College back in the 40's.Jack was from Plattsburgh,N.Y.,and that's where dad met Mom who grew up in P-burgh and Jack went on to Eddie Condons in N.Y,N.Y,then he ended up in The Dukes of Dixieland.