Verse 1
[Bbmaj7] [Eb7] [Bbmaj7] [Eb7]
Lazy bones, sleeping in the sun,
[Bbmaj7] [Cm7] [G6] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
how you 'spec to get your day's work done?
[Dmb5] [G7] [Cm7] [C7]
Never get your day's work done,
[Cmb5] [Fsus] [Bbmaj7] [F+]
sleeping in the noonday sun.
Verse 2
[Bbmaj7] [Eb7] [Bbmaj7] [Eb7]
Lazy bones, sleepin in the shade,
[Bbmaj7] [Cm7] [G6] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
how you gonna get your cornmeal made?
[Dmb5] [G7] [Cm7] [C7]
You'll never get your cornmeal made,
[Cmb5] [Fsus] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
sleepin in the evenin' shade.
Bridge
[Eb] [Edim]
When taters need spraying I bet you keep praying,
[Bbmaj7] [Cm7] [Bbmaj] [G7]
the bugs fall off the vine.
[Dm7] [Db7] [C7] [B7]
And when you go fishin I bet you keep wishin',
[C9] [F7] [F+]
the fish won't grab at your line.
Verse 3
[Bbmaj7] [Eb7] [Bbmaj7] [Eb7]
Lazy bones loafing through the day,
[Bb] [Cm7] [Dbm7] [Dm7] [Cm] [G6] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
how you 'spec to make a dime that way?
[Dmb5] [Ddim] [Cm] [C]
Never make a dime that way -
[C9] [F7] [Bbmaj7] [F+]
never heard a word I say!
Verse 1
[Bbmaj7] [Eb7] [Bbmaj7] [Eb7]
Lazy bones, sleeping in the sun,
[Bbmaj7] [Cm7] [G6] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
how you 'spec to get your day's work done?
[Dmb5] [G7] [Cm7] [C7]
Never get your day's work done,
[Cmb5] [Fsus] [Bbmaj7] [F+]
sleeping in the noonday sun
[Dmb5] [G7] [Cm7] [C7]
Never get your day's work done,
[Cmb5] [Fsus] [Bbmaj7] [Bb6]
sleeping in the noonday sun.
