Lazy John

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Work all Ebweek in the noon day G#sun

Fifteen Ebcents when Saturday G#comes

Goin to a Ebdance to have some G#fun

Why don't you Ebget away lazy G#John?

Lazy C#John lazy EbJohn

Why don't you get your day's work all G#done

C#You're in the shade and I'm in the Ebsun

Why don't you get away lazy G#John?

Every night when I come home

Peas in the pot and the old jawbone

Here today and tomorrow he's gone

Why don't you get away lazy John?

My gal lives at the end of the road

Her teeth are crooked and her legs are bowed

But we sure have a lot of fun

Why don't you get away lazy John?

Goin to a dance Saturday night

Ain't coming home til the broad daylight

Then I'll take my girl back home

Why don't you get away lazy John?