Lyrics Sleepyhead - The Mills Brothers

Sleepyhead

Sleepy Head, come on, get out of bed
Ain’t you heard the rooster crow?
Must’ve been a week ago
Good-for-nothing Sleep — y Head
A g#7 c#7 f#7
Sleepy Head, see the sun so bright and red?
He’s been up and ridin' high, but you just let the time go by
Good-for-nothing Sleep — y Head
A g#7 c#7 f#7
Sleepy Head, I’d take away that bed
But you’re such a lazy pup, you’d be sleeping standing up
Good-for-nothing Sleep — y Head
A g#7 c#7 f#7
Sleepy Head, underworked and over fed
Gonna sleep the day away, «But this is such a sleepy day
«I wanna be a Sleep — y Head.»
A g#7 c#7 f#7
Sleepy Head, got to get you out of bed;
«You just stand around and shout until you get me tuckered out
I’m bound to be a Sleep — y Head.»
Bridge:
Big boy, don’t you know today is Sunday?
That’s no day to lay around and doze
A d9 a d9 a f#7
«Sunday is the day I sleep til Monday --
That’s the way I save my go-to-meet — in' clothes.»
A g#7 c#7 f#7
Sleepy Head, you’re gonna be a long time dead;
Gabriel’s gonna blow his horn, but you won’t hear it if it’s morn
Good-for-nothing Sleep — y Head
Coda:
«I heard you!»
Good-for-nothing Sleep — y Head