Lazy Mary Will You Get Up
Cedarmont Kids Lyrics

The song “Lazy Mary Will You Get Up” by Cedarmont Kids is a traditional children's song that features a conversation between a mother and her sleepy daughter, Mary. The song is essentially a playful demand from the mother for Mary to get up from bed and begin her day. The repeated question “will you get up, will you get up?” is intended to gently encourage Mary to wake up and be productive. However, Mary’s resistance to the idea of leaving her bed and starting the day is evident in her response, “no, no mother I won’t get up, I won’t get up today”.

Although it is a children's song, it mirrors the everyday struggle that almost everyone faces when waking up in the morning. Everyone has days when they simply do not want to leave the comfort and warmth of their bed, and “Lazy Mary Will You Get Up” touches on a relatable aspect of the human experience. Despite Mary’s initial reluctance to leave her bed, her response changes to ‘Yes, dear mother I will get up. I will get up, I will get up. Yes, dear mother I will get up, I will get up today’, which conveys her eventual surrender to her mother’s request to start her day.

Overall, “Lazy Mary Will You Get Up” by Cedarmont Kids is a fun song that most children can relate to. The song’s catchy melody and repetitive lyrics makes it an easy and enjoyable song for young children to sing along to. The lyrics promote the importance of starting one’s day and being productive, making it a great song for parents to use to encourage their children to be active and alert when they wake up in the morning.