The party's over now, the dawn is drawing very nigh
The candles gutter, the starlight leaves the sky
It's time for little boys and girls to hurry home to bed
For there's a new day waiting just ahead

Life is sweet
But time is fleet
Beneath the magic of the moon
Dancing time
May seem sublime
But it ended all too soon

The thrill has gone
To linger on
Would spoil it anyhow
Let's creep away
From the day
For the party's over now

Night is over, dawn is breaking
Everywhere the town is waking
Just as we are on our way to sleep
Lovers meet and dance a little
Snatching from romance a little
Souvenir of happiness to keep

The music of an hour ago
Was just a sort of "let's pretend!"
The melodies that charmed us so
At last are ended

The party's over now, the dawn is drawing very nigh
The candles gutter, the starlight leaves the sky
It's time for little boys and girls to hurry home to bed
For there's a new day waiting just ahead

Life is sweet
But time is fleet
Beneath the magic of the moon
Dancing time
May seem sublime
But it ended all too soon

The thrill has gone
To linger on
Would spoil it anyhow
Let's creep away
From the day
For the party's over now