In The Mood
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade Lyrics


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I'm in the mood for love
Simply because you're near me.
Funny, but when you're near me
I'm in the mood for love.

Heaven is in your eyes
Bright as the stars we're under
Oh! Is it any wonder
I'm in the mood for love?

Why stop to think of whether
This little dream might fade?
We've put our hearts together
Now we are one, I'm not afraid!

If there's a cloud above
If it should rain we'll let it




But for tonight, forget it!
I'm in the mood for love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "In the Mood" by Enoch Light and the Light Brigade speak of a romantic encounter between the singer and a man with beautiful eyes and a pair of shoes she would like to try on for size. She asks him to dance with her, and he agrees, telling her that he is in the mood. They dance together, holding each other lightly at first and then more tightly as the romance between them grows. The singer speaks of the moonlight and asks the man to share it with her. He tells her it is rude to keep his lips waiting when he is in the mood.


The lyrics are playful and flirtatious, with the singer expressing her interest in the man and her desire to be with him. The reference to the moonlight adds to the romantic mood of the song, as does the use of the word "dreamy" to describe the romance between the two.


Line by Line Meaning

Who's the loving daddy with the beautiful eyes
Who is the attractive man with captivating eyes?


What a pair o' shoes, I'd like to try 'em for size
He has great shoes that I want to wear and see if they fit me.


I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
I will ask him if he wants to dance with me.


Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
I hope he says yes, and we can have an amazing time dancing together.


So, I said politely "Darling may I intrude"
I asked politely if I could interrupt him.


He said "Don't keep me waiting when I'm in the mood"
He said to not make him wait to dance when he's ready to dance.


First I held him lightly and we started to dance
We began dancing with a light hold.


Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
We held each other tightly and had a romantic moment.


And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
I said, "Hey, it's almost 3 in the morning.


There's a mess of moonlight, won't you share it with me"
The moonlight is so beautiful, do you want to share it with me?


"Well" he answered "Baby, don't you know that it's rude
"Don't you know it's impolite


To keep my two lips waiting when they're in the mood"
to make me wait when I want to kiss you."


In the mood, that's what he told me
He said he was in the mood.


In the mood, and when he told me
I knew we were both in the mood.


In the mood, my heart was skipping
When we were both in the mood, my heart raced with excitement.


It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
I quickly told him I was also in the mood.


In the mood for all his kissing
I was in the mood for all of his affectionate attention.


In the mood his crazy loving
I was in the mood for his passionate love.


In the mood what I was missing
I was in the mood for everything that I've been missing.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Dorothy Fields, Jimmy Mchugh

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