Night and Day
Ella fittsgerald / Buddy Bregman Orchestra Lyrics

Like the beat, beat, beat of the tom-tom When the jungle shadows fall
Just like the steady sound of beating tom-toms in distant jungles during the fall of dusk

Like the tick, tick, tock of the stately clock As it stands against the wall
Just like the rhythmic ticking and tocking sound of the tall and majestic clock standing against the wall

Like the drip, drip, drip of the raindrops When the summer shower is through So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you
Just like the sound of raindrops dripping after a refreshing summertime shower, there is a persistent voice within me that repeats only the name 'you'

Night and day, you are the one Only you beneath the moon or under the sun Whether near to me or far It's no matter, darling, where you are I think of you
Whether it's day or night, I can't think of anyone else but you. You're the only one for me whether you're close or far away

Night and day, day and night, why is it so That this longing for you follows wherever I go? In the roaring traffic's boom In the silence of my lonely room I think of you
Day or night, no matter where I go, I can't shake off this intense desire for you. Your thought crosses my mind even in the midst of roaring traffic or when I'm alone in my room

Night and day, night and day Under the hide of me There's an, oh, such a hungry yearning burning inside of me And its torment won't be through 'Till you let me spend my life making love to you Day and night, night and day
This intense, unquenchable longing for you is deeply ingrained in me both day and night. There's an agonizing craving inside me that can only be fulfilled by spending my entire life making love to you