In The Mood
Tex Beneke Lyrics
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What a pair o' shoes, I'd like to try 'em for size
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
So, I said politely "Darling may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waiting when I'm in the mood"
First I held him lightly and we started to dance
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
There's a mess of moonlight, won't you share it with me"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't you know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waiting when they're in the mood"
In the mood, that's what he told me
In the mood, and when he told me
In the mood, my heart was skipping
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
In the mood for all his kissing
In the mood his crazy loving
In the mood what I was missing
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
So, I said politely "Darling may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waiting when I'm in the mood"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't you know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waiting when they're in the mood"
Who's the loving daddy with the beautiful eyes
What a pair o' shoes, I'd like to try 'em for size
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
So, I said politely "Darling may I intrude"
He said "Don't keep me waiting when I'm in the mood"
First I held him lightly and we started to dance
Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
It's a mess of moonlight, won't you share it with me"
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't you know that it's rude
To keep my two lips waiting when they're in the mood"
The song "In The Mood" by Tex Beneke is a classic swing-era hit that tells the story of a woman who finds a man with "beautiful eyes" and "a pair o' shoes" that she'd like to try on for size. She asks him to dance, telling him to swing it with her, and they dance and eventually begin a romantic romance. The woman expresses that she's ready and willing to be in the mood for his kissing and affectionate love.
Line by Line Meaning
Who's the loving daddy with the beautiful eyes
Who is that attractive man with captivating eyes?
What a pair o' shoes, I'd like to try 'em for size
Those shoes look nice, I would like to see how they fit
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
I will ask him if he wants to dance with me
Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
I hope he agrees, it will be a great time
So, I said politely "Darling may I intrude"
I asked him politely if I could join him
He said "Don't keep me waiting when I'm in the mood"
He said not to keep him waiting when he is ready to have a good time
First I held him lightly and we started to dance
We started to dance while holding each other gently
Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
I held him more tightly and we shared a romantic moment
And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
I pointed out to him that it is getting late
There's a mess of moonlight, won't you share it with me"
There is a lot of moonlight, would you like to enjoy it with me?
"Well" he answered "Baby, don't you know that it's rude
"It's not polite to keep me waiting when I'm ready to have a good time"
To keep my two lips waiting when they're in the mood"
It's not fair to keep him waiting when he is in the mood to kiss and have fun
In the mood, that's what he told me
He informed me that he was ready to have fun
In the mood, and when he told me
He repeated that he was ready to have fun
In the mood, my heart was skipping
My heart was racing when he said he was ready to have fun
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
I didn't hesitate to let him know I was also in the mood
In the mood for all his kissing
I was ready to receive all of his kisses
In the mood his crazy loving
I was ready to embrace his wild and passionate love
In the mood what I was missing
I realized I was missing this excitement in my life
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Written by: Joe Garland
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@Melody_Mike.4460
Somehow this makes me wanna cry because Glenn. Miller is gone
Edit: especially right here.
0:01 - 0:45
Something about this is just a bit emotional.
I added more space around the time stamps because sometime it could be a pain to press it. lol
Also, strangely I had a dream where I took my grandma and grandpas hand and took them to a stand to sit down, then I started to conduct his band as they played moonlight serenade exactly like he did in this video, it’s weird.....
@Finglesham
I'll watch anything with Tex in it. What a great player and not really known in the UK at all. Sad.
@LadyVoldemort
Beautiful music. It saddens me that most the people in this amazing "music video" had died...but at least their beautiful creation lives forever in people's heart... ❤❤❤
@hypiransio4451
They’re all dead now, which is sad. If only they were here now
@katndon
Thats my dad on trumpet..first time I have ever seen this ...LOVE IT MIke Leone
@suvernon
That’s so cool!
@garyolivier792
That's great !!
@dept2
I heard the trumpet solo was by Graham Young who went on to play with Henry Mancini and appeared in the "band jail scene" on Andy Griffith TV Show. Was your father playing the solo or maybe 1st trumpet?
@Poisson4147
@dept2 Henry Mancini had auditioned for the AAF Orchestra, but Capt. Miller already had a teenage-prodigy pianist in the form of Mel Powell. Even so, he took on Mancini for one of the "satellite" bands associated with the main AAF Orchestra. After the war Mancini worked for Tex as an arranger and pianist.
Hank never lost his love for big bands. When he formed his own studio group in the 1960s he hired a number of alumni from the two Miller bands as well as from Beneke's group. Makes you wonder if Mancini would have been working with Miller himself, if only things had been different that cold December afternoon.
@dept2739
@Poisson Volant Yes, and Mancini did some of the music for The Glenn Miller Story movie too.
@willemdethouars1816
A never forgetting time will always be.