Lazy

A popular song from 1924.
Words and music by Irving Berlin.

The sheet music:

Lazy – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Lazy – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Ev’ry time I see a puppy
    Upon a summer’s day
    A puppy dog at play
    My heart is filled with envy
    That’s because my heart is yearning
    To pass the time away
    Like that pup ’cause I’m all fed up
    And tho’ it’s wrong to be I long to be

Chorus
Lazy, I want to be lazy
I long to be out 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

  1. Life is short and getting shorter
    With each day that goes by
    And how the time does fly
    Before you know it’s over
    That’s why I’m in such a hurry
    To pack my things and fly
    To a spot where it’s nice and hot
    And hear the birdies sing while I’m being

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: