Early in the Morning
Louis Jordan And His Orchestra Lyrics
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Early one morning I was on my way to school
Before I leave you baby gotta tell you bout my teachers rule
Well I love you pretty baby gonna tell all the world I do
I love you pretty baby gonna tell all the world I do
If you should ever leave me I'm surely gonna lose my soul
This is what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna take my heart right out me
And mail it back to you
It was early one morning I was on my way to school
Before I leave you baby gotta tell you bout my teachers rule
Well if you say that you don't want me
This is what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna take my heart right out me
And mail it back to you
Well I love you pretty baby gonna tell all the world I do
If you should ever leave me I'm surely gonna lose my soul
"Early in the Morning" by Louis Jordan and His Orchestra is a love song that talks about a lover on his way to school early in the morning. The song depicts a man leaving his lover for school, reminiscing the good times and hinting at their love's fragility. The initial two lines of the song set the tone for the rest of the lyrics, as it talks about the singer's morning routine en route to school. Later, Jordan expresses how deeply he loves his partner and how he will lose his soul if she ever left him. In the subsequent lines, Jordan shares his heartbreak idea if his lover decides to leave him. He will take his heart out and mail it to her. The refrain echoes the same sentiment as Jordan informs his lover about his teacher's rule before he leaves to go to school.
The overarching theme of the lyrics is love and the fear of loss. The use of simple metaphors and the climax of the potential loss of the singer's soul builds the intensity of the song. It is interesting to note that despite the song being a love song, Jordan's saxophone takes the center stage, with the lyrics taking on a more secondary role within the body of the music.
Line by Line Meaning
It was early one morning I was on my way to school
As I was heading to school one morning, I had a thought that I needed to express.
Early one morning I was on my way to school
I set out very early on my way to school that day.
Before I leave you baby gotta tell you bout my teachers rule
But before I go, I have to tell you about a rule my teacher wants us to know.
Well I love you pretty baby gonna tell all the world I do
My love for you is so great that I want everyone to know about it.
If you should ever leave me I'm surely gonna lose my soul
If you ever leave me, I will feel like I have lost everything, even my soul.
Well if you say that you don't want me
In the event that you tell me you don't want me,
This is what I'm gonna do
I'll have to take some drastic action.
I'm gonna take my heart right out me
I'll literally remove my heart from my body.
And mail it back to you
Then, I'll send it to you as a symbol of my love.
It was early one morning I was on my way to school
As I began my journey to school that morning, there was something important I needed to convey.
Before I leave you baby gotta tell you bout my teachers rule
But before I go, I have to tell you about a rule my teacher wants our class to know.
Well if you say that you don't want me
In case you ever say that you don't love me,
This is what I'm gonna do
I'll take an extreme measure.
I'm gonna take my heart right out me
I will literally remove my heart from my body.
And mail it back to you
And then send it to you as proof of my love.
Well I love you pretty baby gonna tell all the world I do
My love for you is so strong that I want to proclaim it to everyone in the world.
If you should ever leave me I'm surely gonna lose my soul
In the event that you leave me, I will feel like I have lost everything, even my soul.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CAMPBELL, LLOYD
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