NIGHT DUTY BLUES (1952)
Late every night
When the Ward is asleep
The shadows and I
Have a vigil to keep
My heart I lose
I get those Night Duty Blues.
Misery walks when the hour is late
Troubles seem worse when the hour is late
That's why I choose
To sing those Night Duty Blues.
O Lordy, how I keep wishing for night to be gone
Oh what a welcome I'll give to the dawn
How the night is lonely, lonely and gray
That's because the world is sleeping away.
The squeak of a bed, a cough and a snore,
The tick of the clock, the creak of the floor
Are all my cues
To sing those Night Duty Blues!
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Updated: Apr 13, 2006
