Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Harry Connick Jr. Lyrics


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Missed the Saturday dance
Heard they crowded the floor
Couldn't bear it without you
Don't get around much anymore

Thought I'd visit the club
Got as far as the door
They'd have asked me about you
Don't get around much anymore

Darling, I guess my mind's more at ease
But nevertheless, why stir up memories

Been invited on dates
Might have gone but what for




Awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore

Overall Meaning

In the song "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" by Harry Connick Jr., a man is missing his love and is feeling lonely without her. He mentions how he heard about a crowded dance on Saturday but couldn't bear to attend because she wasn't there. He then says he thought about visiting a club but didn't even make it to the door because he knew people would ask him about her. Despite feeling more at ease without her, he can't help but stir up memories of their time together.


Later in the song, the man mentions that he has been invited on dates but hasn't gone because it's just not the same without her. The lyrics give insight into the power of love and how it can make everything else in life feel incomplete without the person you love.


Interestingly, the song was originally titled "Never No Lament" and was written by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Bob Russell. It was first recorded by Ellington's band in 1940 and has since been covered by various artists including Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Rod Stewart. In 1943, the lyrics were changed to "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" due to concerns that the original title may offend African American audiences.


Line by Line Meaning

Missed the Saturday dance
I didn't go to the Saturday dance


Heard they crowded the floor
I heard that the floor was crowded


Couldn't bear it without you
I missed you too much to bear going without you


Don't get around much anymore
I don't go out much anymore


Thought I'd visit the club
I thought about going to the club


Got as far as the door
I only got to the door


They'd have asked me about you
I knew they would ask about you


Don't get around much anymore
I don't go out much anymore


Darling, I guess my mind's more at ease
My mind is more at ease without you


But nevertheless, why stir up memories
But why bring up old memories?


Been invited on dates
I've been invited on dates


Might have gone but what for
I could have gone but there was no point


Awfully different without you
It's very different without you


Don't get around much anymore
I don't go out much anymore




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Written by: Duke Ellington, Bob Russell

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