Like the beat, beat, beat, of the tom-tom
When the jungle shadows fall,
Like the tick, tick, tick of the stately clock,
As it stands against the wall
Like the drip, drip, drip of the raindrops
When the summer show'r is through
So a voice within me keeps repeating
You, you, you.

Night and day, you are the one,
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun,
Whether near to me or far,
It's no matter, darling, where you are
I think of you night and day.

Day and night, why is it so
That this longing for you follows me wherever I go?
In the roaring traffic's boom,
In the silence of my lonely room,
I think of you night and day.

Night and day, under the hide of me,
There's an oh, such a hungry yearning
Burning inside of me,
And it's torment won't be through
'Til you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night,night and day.