Lazybones sleeping in the sun How you 'spect to get your day's work done Never get your day's work done Sleeping in the new day's sun oh Lazybones sleepin in the shade How you 'spect to get your cornmeal made You'll never get your cornmeal made Just sleepin in the evenin shade When 'taters need spraying I bet you keep praying The bugs fall off the vine And when you go fishin I bet you keep wishin The fish won't grab your line Lazybones loafing through the day How you 'spect to get a dime that way Never make a dime that way Never heard a word I say When 'taters need spraying I bet you keep praying The bugs fall off the vine And when you go fishin I bet you keep wishin The fish won't grab your line Lazybones loafing through the day How you 'spect to get a dime that way Never make a dime that way Never heard a word I say