Roger Whittaker (born Roger Henry Brough Whittaker in Nairobi, Kenya, on 22… Read Full Bio ↴Roger Whittaker (born Roger Henry Brough Whittaker in Nairobi, Kenya, on 22 March 1936; died 13 September 2023 ) was a British singer-songwriter and musician remembered for his eclectic mix of folk music and popular song, his baritone singing voice, and his trademark whistling skills.

He became widely known for his version of "Wind Beneath My Wings" (1982), as well as his own compositions "Durham Town (The Leavin')" (1969) and "I Don't Believe in If Anymore" (1970), his 1970 hit "New World in the Morning" and his 1975 hit "The Last Farewell" (his only single to hit the US Billboard Hot 100, making it to the Top 20).

Whittakers first chart success came in 1969 when "Durham Town (The Leavin')" was his first UK Top 20 hit. In 1970 came two follow-up hits, "I Don't Believe In If Anymore" (Top 10) and "New World In The Morning" (Top 20), and 1971 brought two smaller hit singles "Why" and "Mamy Blue".

Whittaker was absent from the UK singles chart until 1975, when "The Last Farewell" went Top 3, after which it was another eleven years until "Skye Boat Song" returned him to the Top 10 of the singles chart.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Whittaker had success in Germany, with German language songs produced by Nick Munro (unable to speak German at that time, Whittaker sang the songs phonetically). In time he became more fluent in German and sang and was interviewed in German on Danish television in November 2008. Whittaker retired from touring in 2013.

Morning Please Don't Come
Roger Whittaker Lyrics

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Morning please don't come
Starshine glow a little stronger
Morning please don't come
Day don't break for you will take
My love away from me
Try to hold back the sun
I beg you morning please don't come

Sing sweet nightingale
Sing me a song of a night never-ending
Sing sweet nightingale
And I'll try to pretend
That tomorrow's nowhere near
And there's nothing to fear

Make the night a little longer
Morning please don't come
Starshine glow a little stronger
Morning please don't come
Day don't break for you will take
My love away from me
Try to hold back the sun
I beg you morning please don't come

Try to hold back the sun
I beg you morning please don't come

Try to hold back the sun
I beg you morning please don't come

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Roger Whittaker's song "Morning Please Don't Come" speak to the longing to extend a moment of love and connection, to savor it for just a little bit longer. The singer, who is deeply in love, is pleading with the morning not to come and break the spell of the night. They ask the nightingale to sing them a song of a never-ending night, and they beg the morning to hold back the sun, as the arrival of the day will signal the end of their time together. The singer is caught in a moment of deep yearning and desperation, hoping to cling to the fleeting magic of the night for as long as possible.

The lyrics evoke a sense of melancholy, as the singer is aware that their happiness is only temporary. They know that when the morning comes, they will have to say goodbye to their love and return to the reality of day-to-day life. There is a sense of powerlessness, as the singer is unable to control the passage of time or the arrival of the morning. They can only plead with the universe to give them a little more time.

Overall, the lyrics to "Morning Please Don't Come" are a poignant expression of the beauty and fragility of human connection, and the profound longing to hold onto moments of love and happiness just a little bit longer.

Line by Line Meaning

Morning please don't come
I wish the morning will never arrive

Surely you see that my lover is sleeping
My lover is sleeping and I don't want to wake them up so soon

Let the night linger on
I want the night to last longer

When the stars have left the sky
When it's almost morning

We must say fond goodbye
We have to part ways

Starshine glow a little stronger
Make the stars shine brighter

Day don't break for you will take my love away from me
I don't want the day to start because it means my love will have to leave

Sing sweet nightingale
I want to hear a song from a nightingale

Sing me a song of a night never-ending
Sing me a song that makes me feel like the night will never end

And I'll try to pretend that tomorrow's nowhere near
I want to imagine that tomorrow is far away and not something to worry about

And there's nothing to fear
I want to feel safe and free from worries

Try to hold back the sun
I want to delay the arrival of morning

I beg you morning please don't come
I'm pleading for the morning to stay away

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TOM SPRINGFIELD

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Vinny Oorsprong

3y↑5

Morning please don't come
Surely you see that my lover is sleeping
Morning please don't come
Let the night linger on
When the stars have left the sky
We must say fond goodbye

Make the night a little longer
Morning please don't come
Starshine glow a little stronger
Morning please don't come
Day don't break for you will take
My love away from me
Try to hold back the sun
I beg you morning please don't come

Sing sweet nightingale
Sing me a song of a night never-ending
Sing sweet nightingale
And I'll try to pretend
That tomorrow's nowhere near
And there's nothing to fear

Make the night a little longer
Morning please don't come
Starshine glow a little stronger
Morning please don't come
Day don't break for you will take
My love away from me
Try to hold back the sun
I beg you morning please don't come

All comments from YouTube:

Maggie Koch

9y↑11

I grew up hearing this song on an old tape of my dad's. It's so smooth, and warmly sung by the great Roger Whittaker.

kevin heming

8y↑1

I feel really old now as I bought this LP in 1971! It still stands the test of time. Great songs well sung by a lovely man.

Irish Coffee

3y↑5

I remember this song as it was yesterday.
My brother had the LP and it fascinated me,
With a hearing problem this man has outstanding vocalisation and articulation.