Go to Sleep Paul Revere!
Allan Sherman Lyrics

As the clock struck twelve that fateful night
It was twelve o'clock at night, and it was an eventful night.

In the town of Boston, Mass.,
The eventful night occurred in the city of Boston, Massachusetts.

Our forefathers were sound asleep, of course;
Our ancestors were, as expected, asleep at that hour.

From beneath their windows came a noise
A sound was heard from outside the ancestors' windows.

That almost broke the glass:
The sound was so loud that it nearly broke the windows.

'Twas a wild-eyed horseman on a breathless horse.
The sound was caused by a horse and his rider who was agitated and out of breath.

So our forefathers called out, "Who goes here?"
The ancestors asked who was there.

And the horseman answered,"Paul Revere."
The horseman replied his name was Paul Revere.

So our forefathers climbed out of bed,
The ancestors woke up and got out of bed.

And they went to the window and said:
They went to the window and spoke to Paul Revere.

Go to sleep, go to sleep, Paul Revere;
They told Paul Revere to go to sleep.

Please don't make all that noise around here!
They asked him to stop making noise.

How can we rest, when, from down in the street
They told him how it was hard to sleep when they hear the noise he was making.

Comes the clomping and the stomping
The sounds of his horse's hooves.

Of your horse's big feet?
The ancestors wondered about the loudness of his horse's footsteps.

Go away, or I'll call the police,
They threatened to contact the authorities if he didn't leave.

And report you're disturbing the peace!
They informed him that he was disturbing the peace.

Stop horsing around in the dark of the night;
They told him to stop being reckless outside at night.

Tell those people at the Old North Church
They asked Paul Revere to pass a message to others at the Old North Church.

To turn out that light!
They asked that the church's light be turned off.

Whatever you're trying to say, it'll keep;
They told him that whatever message he had could wait.

Go to sleep, Paul Revere, go to sleep!
They insisted that he goes to sleep.

Are you planning to stay until dawn?
They asked about his plan for the night.

Won't you please get that horse off my lawn?
They asked him to remove his horse from their property.

You're drunk and disorderly, feeling your oats,
They accused him of being drunk and misbehaving.

Tell those strangers behind you
They noticed that there were strangers with him.

To take off those silly red coats!
They asked that the strangers with him remove their red coats.

Why, you're carrying on like the British were here;
They joked that Paul Revere was causing a commotion as if the British had already arrived.

Go to sleep, go to sleep, Paul Revere!
They continued to insist that he go to bed.

The King will hear of this!
They threatened to inform the King of his actions.