I Want To Linger
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics


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Can't you hear me sigh
when it's time for us to say goodbye?

I wanna linger a little longer,
A little longer dear.
see that moon a-shinin' up above,
There's no time like this for makin' love!
I love your lovin', your lovely lovin',
I hate a-leavin' you!
Let me linger just a little,
A little longer with you,
A little longer with you.

I wanna linger a little longer,
A little longer dear.
Come look at that moon a-shinin' up above,
There's still time for makin' love!

I love your lovin', your lovely lovin',
I hate a-leavin' you, believe me!
Let me linger just a little,
A little longer with you,
A little longer with,




I wanna linger with,
A little longer with you.

Overall Meaning

"I Want To Linger" is a classic song about a couple bidding farewell but wanting to stay together a bit longer. The first verse expresses the singer's sadness about saying goodbye and how she sighs as a result. She then expresses her desire to linger a little longer with her lover, especially because of the romantic moon shining above them. The chorus is a repetition of this desire to stay a bit longer and enjoy the feeling of being together, making love and basking in each other's affections. The second verse repeats the themes established in the first, this time with a plea to her lover to let her stay just a bit longer, and professing her love for his affection.


The song's lyrics convey the universal feeling of not wanting to let go of a special moment, and the Andrews Sisters' rendition of it has made it an enduring classic. Their ability to harmonize and convey emotion through their voices adds depth and complexity to the song's simple lyrics. "I Want To Linger" is a timeless love song that captures the yearning to hold onto the present and revel in it a bit more.


Line by Line Meaning

Can't you hear me sigh when it's time for us to say goodbye?
I express my sadness that our time together has come to an end.


I wanna linger a little longer, A little longer dear. see that moon a-shinin' up above, There's no time like this for makin' love!
I want to stay with you a bit more and enjoy our romantic moment under the moonlight.


I love your lovin', your lovely lovin', I hate a-leavin' you! Let me linger just a little, A little longer with you, A little longer with you.
I am deeply in love with you, and it's painful to leave you. Please let me stay a little longer with you.


Come look at that moon a-shinin' up above, There's still time for makin' love!
The moonlight still shines, and we have more time for lovemaking.


I wanna linger a little longer, A little longer dear.
Once again, I express my desire to stay just a bit more with you.


I love your lovin', your lovely lovin', I hate a-leavin' you, believe me! Let me linger just a little, A little longer with you, A little longer with, I wanna linger with, A little longer with you.
I swear to you that I truly love you and that it pains me to leave you. Please, let me stay a little longer with you, as I yearn for it.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: I MARSHALL HENRY, STANLEY MURPHY

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J Parker


on Crazy Arms

I say I'll move the mountains
And I'll move the mountains
If he wants them out of the way
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love, I'd say

I say I'll go through fire
And I'll go through fire
As he wants it, so it will be
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love, you see

Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while

I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I

Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while

I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I

sonichits has completely wrong lyrics for this song. Correct ones are - Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel
And the storm's brewing in this heart of mine
This is no crazy dream I know that it's real
You're someone else's love now you're not mine

Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
But my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time

Please take the treasured dreams I have for you and me
And take all the love I thought was mine
Someday my crazy arms will hold somebody new
But now I'm so lonely all the time

interlude

Crazy arms that reach to hold someone new
But my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon that you soon will be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time

Crazy arms and lonely all the time

Harold Chernofsky


on Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

i love them

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