Five Months Two Weeks Two Days
Louis Prima And Keely Smith Lyrics

Louis Prima's "Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days" is a longing and melancholic love song about a lover who has been away for too long. The song opens with the main verse, repeating the title of the song multiple times, emphasizing the length of time that his love has been gone. The lyrics are straightforward and quickly establish the singer's desperation to be reunited with his lover. The chorus follows the verse, containing only three words, "hurry oh baby," which, when sung repeatedly and fervently, drives the song's urgency home.

The song's bridge, marked by the repeated "Uh, ah, uh ah" refrain, serves as a climax of sorts, with the singer seemingly pleading directly to his lover with "If you see my baby, please send her home to me." The song concludes with the chorus repeated several times, keeping the urgent theme of the song alive until the final note.

Louis Prima's voice in "Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days" is raw, emotional, and effective in conveying the song's intensity. The simplicity of the lyrics and the structure of the song, with its repetitive chorus, reinforces the message of the song, where the singer's love is so strong that it has turned into a restless desperation.