Clark, Petula - Don't Sleep In The Subway Lyrics






You wander around
on your own little cloud
when you don't see the why
or the wherefore.

Ooh, you walk out on me
when we both disagree
'cause to reason is not what you care for.

I've heard it all a million times before.
Take off your coat, my love, and close the door.

Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'.
Don't stand in the pouring rain.
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'.
The night is long.
Forget your foolish pride.
Nothing's wrong,
now you're beside me again.

You try to be smart
then you take it apart
'cause it hurts when your ego is deflated.
um-m-um-um-um-um
You don't realize
that it's all compromise
and the problems are so over-rated.

Good-bye means nothing when it's all for show.
So why pretend you've somewhere else to go?

Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'.
Don't stand in the pouring rain.
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'.
The night is long.
Forget your foolish pride.
Nothing's wrong,
now you're beside me again.

Oh, oh, oh.
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'.
Don't stand in the pouring rain.
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'.
The night is long.
Forget your foolish pride.
Nothing's wrong,
now you're beside me again.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
[repeat chorus and fade out]





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  1. L.... C....

    I was raised listening to all her songs. beautiful voice. great memories. of the 60" . beautulf era for muscic Dec 2019

  2. G.... M....

    I must post this,....." Pet Clark, left a grand mark in the music world here in the States." Her talent and beauty marked our world forever. Rest in peace, you beautiful artist. GPM-53.

  3. K.... D....

    This site has been destroyed by SCP-OO1-J, ergo, I can enjoy Petula Clark as much as I damn well please and only corpses will judge me.

  4. B.... Y....

    Great great song.
    Does anyone hear pretty much The Beach Boys singing the backup in the chorus? Similar to Good Vibrations in style.

  5. R.... J....

    More proof the 60's the golden age of,Pop music!

  6. R.... T....

    Yes don't sleep in the subway darling !

  7. K.... K....

    So the second phone call on the governments heating sceam . thanks but no thanks.AND while I'm here the boys are flying high again and the 🚁 is up as well.

  8. J.... J....

    What a beauty.. And petula is beautiful too!

  9. P.... S....

    Good advice especially today for the homeless.

  10. S.... S....

    who didn't like petula clark

  11. J.... S....

    Great reminder of my childhood music!!! thank you so much for sharing this divine song!!!

  12. s.... b....

    love this song

  13. P.... S....

    Wonderful memories

  14. B.... G....

    So missed young Petula Clark..So beautiful and the best reliving the world of confusion and disbelief..If only the best way possible to our nation and believe me God is good

  15. J.... M....

    Una preciosa canción que me trae tantos recuerdos. Ha sido una de mis favoritas por más de cincuenta años porque dice cosas reales y la voz de Petula Clark es muy buena y canta con sentimiento.

  16. M.... B....

    i was driving my grandmother car yesterday and this song came on her playlist. i searched the web and found it pretty fast. Hearing a song one time and falling for the melody for me is very rare. And then finding out that this artist recorded DownTown , which has always been burried in my memories of early childhood.

  17. S.... R....

    She'd have been a good James Bond girl.

  18. S.... R....

    who could vote thumbs down on this? wankers the lot of you.

  19. S.... R....

    You know you've made it when you're spoofed by Monty Python . . .

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwEB-ZnJWGg&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0RVSAtBSURMj1E8HtoU3ZMc45bx_fGWg4JxCu4BsS_67O5GNle4c2NND8

  20. c.... ....

    I remember My mom told me when I was a li boy back in the 1960’s i wanted her to play this song over and over again

  21. j.... v....

    Came here from Monty Python

  22. S.... A....

    I remember her Sealy mattress commercials

  23. C.... S....

    I hear this and it transports me back to those times when anything was possible, and the whole world was at your feet, and nothing was impossible.....

  24. J.... M....

    Another of those nice songs I used to hear in the sixties. I always liked to hear Petula Clark sing and this song is so meaningful really. Many times we have troubles with our mate and decide to leave home instead of trying to solve our differences. But that is like what a child does when doing a tantrum. We must grow up and realize things shall not always be our way and do our best to keep together. Having been married 35 years, I know about it and well.

  25. S.... R....

    Had such a boy crush on her back then.

  26. j.... p....

    I Was Born in 1970 But I like this music of the Sixties

  27. M.... o....

    Is she a Mod or a Rocker?

  28. S.... R....

    NOT to be heretical, but Monty Python DID pay tribute to her . . .

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwEB-ZnJWGg&list=LL8OA0YIpOpeLeEDWZIvgp3A&index=6&t=0s

  29. s.... ....

    Nothing like a good old classic

  30. V.... ....

    On November 15, 2019, she celebrated her 87th birthday. Born on November 15, 1932

  31. D.... O....

    Petula Clark. Don't sleep in the sub way .beautifull lady lovely voice great singer. sending love and best wishes take cair .all the best for the future xxx 💖🌹💐💐

  32. K.... S....

    Where is mum?

  33. K.... L....

    Montreal, 1967 - world's fair. Heard this song on the subway every day riding to the fair from our hotel. What a ime that was!!!!!

  34. o.... m....

    Agora sei de onde veio a inspiracão da cantora Diana

  35. d.... ....

    there are fwits that have automatic `hate' on their keyboards......you'll generally find that they are low lifes that our benefit system is supporting...

  36. e.... p....

    So pure and refreshing music and voice 😍 suddenly iam transported back to my childhood

  37. J.... H....

    They don't make em like this anymore

  38. R.... M....

    Great music.

  39. D.... H....

    I don't think times in the sixties we're simpler it was more of a carefree time.

  40. A.... S....

    What a voice. Let's go "downtown".

  41. A.... L....

    Beautiful.

  42. S.... W....

    Married 39 years... always reminds me of my wife who saved my life multiple times. No matter how dark life could be, she always brought me back into the Light.

  43. A.... N....

    15/9/2019

  44. B.... M....

    Back in 1967 just a child remember seeing Petula on TV ...

  45. W.... W....

    AM Gold as they Called it back in the Day!

  46. m.... m....

    You cant fall asleep wherever thats obvious, but shes arguing why not?

  47. R.... ....

    I am playing in a "60's tribute show that features 8 of her songs and I think I am falling in Love !!!

  48. C.... S....

    A magical era, a time when anything was possible, and cynicism was a backwater.....

  49. l.... f....

    Petula Clark ......What a wonderful star she was in my teenage years ! So many great songs ....

  50. L.... S....

    Bless you sir!  I was born in 1962.... I am an old soul still dreaming of a time capsule that could bring me back to my granny..

  51. A.... M....

    Tony hatch what a great song writer

  52. r.... t....

    wow, just wow

  53. A.... K....

    She is gorgeous

  54. D.... A....

    Love this listening in September 2019 ❤️

    D.... A....

    great times for music october 2019

    D.... A....

    Got to see Petula Clark live in Cambridge England in the mid '80's Nice show

    D.... A....

    @helios1912 seen petula on jools holland couple of years ago still a fantastic singer

    D.... A....

    @Kevin Beck Petula Clark is a lifetime crush

    D.... A....

    @helios1912 yes and stills looks great today

  55. F.... W....

    "Take off your cloak, my love and close the door"

    The most poetical line of that song

  56. R.... H....

    Of all the 60s Divas she is the greatest.

  57. B.... d....

    Beach boys?

  58. C.... G....

    A beautiful singer and a lovely lady

  59. S.... B....

    She sounds fantastic, good looking too!

  60. K.... W....

    This takes me back to my primary school days when I used to have my transistor radio in my uniform pocket ..the single earphone tucked inside my uniform , under my hair ...listening to the Top 40 all day..forget learning anything..it was all about the music. Geez they were great times...aahh the 60's....

    K.... W....

    They were great times...remember singing this at 7am...out all night after a ball in decadent Rathmines!

  61. J.... M....

    Love her. She is my heart.

  62. C.... T....

    What a great singer and song...

    C.... T....

    Carl The Brit in The Philippines I was in love with her then and still am ❤️

    C.... T....

    Sure. It's a great music.

    C.... T....

    Hey, British bastard!

  63. j.... w....

    Hey rick.i know you like this one.lets walk and talk.

  64. D.... R....

    Petula clark legend great songs

  65. s.... w....

    my mams era but really love this...

  66. i.... ....

    I always liked this song.....very Brit. I was always impressed with the radical tempo change @0:54 & @2:02

  67. S.... G....

    Man, I miss this music. Tony Hatch & Jacky Trent were really good songwriters. Yet you need a singer. By golly. Petula sings. The musicians. Put them together. All three bits. Magic

  68. W.... M....

    I had an older neighbor and good friend who dated "Pet" in the sixties. He was crazy about her.

  69. O.... W....

    Cardinal Richelieu brought me here

  70. c.... b....

    I think Petula Clarke, Helen Shapiro and Dusty Springfield were the top 3 female singers in uk in the 60's.

  71. J.... R....

    That powerful voice that she keeps just under control but she can soar and roar!

  72. S.... B....

    One of Petula's best songs.

  73. s.... s....

    theyll never be another petula clark.

  74. M.... H....

    Great music

  75. B.... A....

    I used to sing this when doing yard work as a teenager. I didn't know the neighbors were listening until they told my mother! But they weren't complaining, just laughing about it.

  76. E.... ....

    background music is way too loud

  77. R.... K....

    This is the song that made me a fan.

  78. A.... S....

    The music of the 60’s was the greatest ever!

  79. L.... ....

    Absolutely gorgeous,...Possums!

  80. R.... M....

    So much class an Angel of a woman

  81. A.... G....

    Hermosa canción, linda época (Temuco, Chile 2019)

  82. G.... P....

    Downtown may have been a bigger hit, but I've always liked this one better.

  83. L.... ....

    Another original where the orchestration is s important to the feel. This is not a Midi two-channel karaoke version.

  84. D.... M....

    A poignant and nostalgic celebration of a time when men and women could actually love each other. Would a horrid modern woman even KNOW how to sing this charming song, still less a contemporary marketing and promotion firm (heavily polluted by feminism) know how to market and promote it effectively?

    Thank you, feminism...and good riddance!

  85. R.... M....

    Wasn't she the Queen of England....well she should have been.

  86. N.... B....

    This is one of the most upbeat songs ever from the 1960s (released as a single in April 1967). Those opening notes are always a bright intro that I never tire of hearing for they signal the greatness coming afterward. Petula's multi-tracked voice a big plus.

  87. A.... C....

    Alo saludos grc te call me espage NASA estell. Es julio colores. Mundo.

  88. J.... F....

    What year was this? I'm guessing late 60s💗💙💜💗💜💙🌹🌷🌺🌸🌻🌼💮💐 cuz I am a 1965 baby but LOVE me sum late 60s! Yeah 😘😘

  89. L.... C....

    The best song of all times.

  90. R.... D....

    Don't eat there at Subway darling,
    the food there is just too plain.
    Don't eat there at Subway darling,
    The night is young, I need some food that's fried,
    And you need some good food inside you again.

  91. s.... ....

    She has high cheek bones. Elizabeth Warren says that's indicative of Native American Indian heritage even though Petula is part of the 60s British invasion. Something isn't adding up.

    s.... ....

    The only thing not adding up is the rubbish you read and write

    s.... ....

    Terry Wombat
    The only rubbish is your non-factual unsupported opinion you believe and write.

  92. r.... ....

    A chromatic-mediant modulation in the pre-chorus, followed by a deceptive cadence to the borrowed submediant from the parallel-minor to introduce the chorus.

  93. P.... P....

    too many people sleeping in the subways nowdays.

  94. Y.... N....

    Beaitufull song by beaufull singer 😘❤

  95. J.... L....

    The theme from The Countess of Hong Kong

  96. W.... H....

    Now it's "Don't Shit on the Subway, Darling."

  97. G.... C....

    Dusty was the singing queen of 60s .but pet Clark had the best songs (thanks to tony hatch).

  98. T.... A....

    To all those 189 dislikes " off with their heads!"