Mister Sandman
Hiroko Yakushimaru Lyrics


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Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mister sandman, bring me a dream

Mister sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him two lips like roses and clover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over

Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mister sandman, bring me a dream

Mister sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him the word that I'm not rover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over

Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mister sandman, bring me a dream

Mister sandman, bring us a dream
Give him a pair of eyes with a come hither gleam
Give him a lonely heart like pagliacci
And lots of wavy hair like Liberace

Mister sandman, someone to hold
Would be so peachy before we're too old
So please turn on your magic beam
Mister sandman, bring us




Please, please, please
Mister sandman, bring us a dream

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hiroko Yakushimaru's "Mr. Sandman" express the singer's desire for a romantic partner to end their loneliness. The song begins with the lyrics "Sandman, I'm so alone/Don't have nobody to call my own/Please turn on your magic beam/Mister sandman, bring me a dream." The singer is asking the Sandman, a mythical figure who brings dreams, to bring them a dream lover. The singer describes the qualities they desire in their dream lover: "Make him the cutest that I've ever seen/Give him two lips like roses and clover/Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over."


The song repeats its plea for the Sandman to bring a dream lover and adds more description of the desired partner: "Give him a pair of eyes with a come hither gleam/Give him a lonely heart like pagliacci/And lots of wavy hair like Liberace." The singer is looking for someone to hold and hopes this dream lover can become a real-life partner before they grow old.


The lyrics to "Mr. Sandman" express a common human desire for companionship and love. By calling on a mythical figure to bring them a dream lover, the singer is acknowledging that finding a partner can feel impossible or like it requires a magical outside force. Additionally, the use of specific physical descriptions of the dream lover emphasizes how much the singer has been yearning for someone to fill this role in their life.


Line by Line Meaning

Sandman, I'm so alone
The singer expressing their loneliness


Don't have nobody to call my own
The singer feels like they have nobody in their life who belongs to them


Please turn on your magic beam
The singer is appealing to the Sandman's power to create a dream


Mister sandman, bring me a dream
The artist reiterating their request for a dream


Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
The artist wants their dream partner to be very attractive


Give him two lips like roses and clover
The singer wants their dream partner's lips to the color of roses and clover


Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
The singer wants their dream partner to feel that their loneliness has ended


Give him the word that I'm not rover
The artist wants their dream partner to know that they are not unfaithful


Mister sandman, bring us a dream
The artist is now including others in their request for a dream


Give him a pair of eyes with a come hither gleam
The artist wants their dream partner to have seductive eyes


Give him a lonely heart like pagliacci
The singer wants their dream partner to be emotionally vulnerable like Pagliacci, the tragic clown character from an Italian opera


And lots of wavy hair like Liberace
The artist wants their dream partner to have wavy hair like the famous pianist Liberace


Mister sandman, someone to hold
The singer wants someone to hold, indicating they want physical comfort


Would be so peachy before we're too old
The singer thinks it would be fantastic to experience this before they get too old to enjoy it


So please turn on your magic beam
The singer is still making their request to the Sandman to bring them a dream


Please, please, please
The artist is begging or imploring the Sandman


Mister sandman, bring us a dream
The artist is again requesting the Sandman to bring them a dream




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