Songwriter: Tony Cole
Producer: David Mackay
Here's to you, you solitary sleeper
As you face another long and lonely night
Put the tom cat out in the yard
And turn out the light
Switch off
Rest your head, and close your weary peepers
As you try and keep those memories at bay
And from now on start trying
Not to toss your sleepy time away
'Cause weary eyes and weary shoulders
Won't bring her back to you
You used to be a man of color
And now you're midnight blue
Your weary eyes and weary shoulders
Won't bring her back, it's true, yes it's true
You used to be a man of color once
But now you're midnight blue
Rest your head, and close your weary peepers
As you try and keep those memories at bay
And from now on start trying
Not to toss your sleepy time away
'Cause weary eyes and weary shoulders
Won't bring her back to you
You used to be a man of color
And now you're midnight blue
Your weary eyes and weary shoulders
Won't bring her back, it's true, yes it's true
You used to be a man of color once
But now you're midnight blue
As you face another long and lonely night
Put the tom cat out in the yard
And turn out the light
Switch off
Rest your head, and close your weary peepers
As you try and keep those memories at bay
And from now on start trying
Not to toss your sleepy time away
'Cause weary eyes and weary shoulders
Won't bring her back to you
You used to be a man of color
And now you're midnight blue
Your weary eyes and weary shoulders
Won't bring her back, it's true, yes it's true
You used to be a man of color once
But now you're midnight blue
Rest your head, and close your weary peepers
As you try and keep those memories at bay
And from now on start trying
Not to toss your sleepy time away
'Cause weary eyes and weary shoulders
Won't bring her back to you
You used to be a man of color
And now you're midnight blue
Your weary eyes and weary shoulders
Won't bring her back, it's true, yes it's true
You used to be a man of color once
But now you're midnight blue
more tracks from the album
At the Movies 1959–1974
- I’ll Love You Forever Today
- In the Stars
- Two a Penny
- Questions
- Twist and Shout
- It’s Only Money
- Midnight Blue
- The Game
- Brumburger Duet
- The Anti-Brotherhood of Man
- Winning
- A Little Imagination
- A Girl in Every Port
- Nothing’s Impossible
- Big News
- When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart
- Seven Days to a Holiday
- Outsider
- Take Me High
- Let Us Take You for a Ride
- Wonderful Life
- Bachelor Boy
- Stranger in Town
- A Swingin’ Affair
- Friday Night
From the albums
- Take Me High (1973)
- At the Movies 1959–1974 (1996)
Cliff Richard popular songs
- Congratulations
- Devil Woman
- Visions
- We Don’t Talk Anymore
- Ocean Deep
- Shine, Jesus, Shine
- Constantly
- Mistletoe & Wine
- Fall In Love With You
- Sunny Honey Girl
- Climbing Up Mount Everest
- If You Walked Away
- Mr. Businessman
- Can’t Keep This Feeling In
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me
- One Fine Day
- All Out of Love
- True Love Ways
- Shame on You
- Scarlet Ribbons
- Always Guaranteed
- Butterfly Kisses
- Free
- Now You See Me, Now You Don’t