Life in the Morning Lyrics

1929 West End
Bitter Sweet the Musical - Life in the Morning Lyrics

Music and lyrics by Noël Coward.

WAITERS:
Life in the morning isn't too bright,
When you've had to hurry round
and carry plates all night;
And the evening isn't too gay,
When you know you've got to rise
and be at work all day.
This cafe merely caters
For a horde of drunken satyrs,
Why, oh why, we're waiters
Nobody can say.

CLEANERS:
Oh dear, it's clear to see
that cleaners lead a worse life,
Every day we curse life;
More and more
The muscles on our brawny arms
Like iron bands are
Scrubbing till our hands are Sore;
We scour and polish till our fingers ache.

WAITERS: (bumping)
Hum-hum-

CLEANERS:
Each hour we feel as though
our backs would break,

WAITERS:
Hum-hum-

CLEANERS:
We weep and keep our growing families as well,
Why we're here at all nobody can tell.

WAITERS:
Life in the morning isn't too bright,
When you've had to hurry round
and carry plates all night.

CLEANERS:
Oh dear, it's clear to see
that cleaners lead a worse life,

WAITERS:
And the evening isn't too gay
When you know you've got to rise
and be at work all day.

CLEANERS:
YOUsee the reason why each day
We want to curse life.

WAITERS:
For this caf6 merely caters

CLEANERS:
Weary

WAITERS:
For a horde of drunken satyrs;

CLEANERS:
Dreary

WAITERS:
Why, oh why,
We're waiters nobody can say.

CLEANERS:
Every day.

WAITERS:
Ah-Ah-Ah-

CLEANERS:
Ah-Ah-Ah


Review: Bitter Sweet the Musical Lyrics

Bitter Sweet the Musical Lyrics

PLOT
The Call of Life
If You Could Only Come with Me
I'll See You Again
Tell Me What is Love?
The Last Dance
Finale
Life in the Morning
Ladies of the Town
If Love Were All
Evermore and a Day
Dear Little Café
Bitter Sweet Waltz
Tokay
Bonne Nuit, Merci
Kiss me
Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay
Alas! The Time is Past
We All Wear a Green Carnation
Zigeuner
I'll See You Again (reprise)