LAZY
(Irving Berlin)

Al Jolson

Also recorded by: Irving Berlin; Ruby Braff; Bing Crosby; 
Bob Crosby; Ella Fitzgerald; Mitzi Gaynor; The Georgians; 
Banu Gibson; Dick Haymes; Judy Holiday; Gary Lawrence; 
Adam Makowicz; Dave McKenna; Marilyn Monroe; Joan Morris;
Gene Rodemich; Blossom Seeley; Slappin' Mammys;
Anne Tofflemire; Twentieth Century Fox Orch.;
Paul Whiteman Orch.


Every time I see a puppy
On a summers day
A puppy dog at play
My heart is filled with envy
That's why I'm in such a hurry
To pass the time away
Like the pup, I'm all fed up, and
Though it's wrong to be, I long to be

Lazy
I wanna be lazy
I'm longing to lay in the sun
With no work to be done
Under that awning
They call the sky
Stretching and yawning
And let the world go drifting by
I wanna peep
Through the deep
Tangled wildwood
Counting sheep
'Til I sleep
Like a child would
With a great big valise full
Of books to read where it's peaceful
While I'm killing time, being lazy.

Lazy
I wanna be lazy
I'm longing to lay in the sun
With no work to be done
Under that awning
They call the sky
Stretching and yawning
And let the world go drifting by
I wanna peep
Through the deep
Tangled wildwood
Counting sheep
'Til I sleep
Like a child would
With a great big valise full
Of books to read where it's peaceful
While I'm killing time, being lazy.

While I'm killing time, being lazy.


(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - January 2006)