Long as there is chicken gravy on your rice, ev'rything is nice
Long as there's a watermelon on the vine, ever'thing is fine
You've got no time to work, no time to play
Busy doin' nothin' all the live long day
You won't ever change, no matter what I say
You're just made that way
Melody
Lazy bones, sleepin' in the sun
How you 'spect to get your day's work done
You'll never get your day's work done sleepin' in the noon day sun
Lazy bones, sleepin' in the shade
How you 'spect to get your cornmeal made
You'll never get your cornmeal made sleepin' in the evening shade
Bridge
When taters need sprayin', I bet you keep prayin'
The bugs fall off the vine
And when you go fishin' I bet you keep wishin'
That the fish won't grab at your line
Lazy bones, loafin' through the day
How you 'spect to make a dime that way
You'll never make a dime that way
Never heard a word I say.
When taters need sprayin', I bet you keep prayin'
The bugs fall off the vine
And when you go fishin' I bet you keep wishin'
That the fish won't grab at your line
Never heard a word I say.