Lazy Bones
Dog On Fleas Lyrics
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How you spect to get your day's work done?
You can't get your day's work done
Sleepin' in the noon day sun
Lazybones, layin' in the shade
How you gonna get your cornmeal made?
You can't get no cornmeal made
When taters need sprayin', I bet you keep prayin'
The bugs'll fall off of the vine
And when you go fishin' I bet you keep wishin'
Them fish don't grab your line
Lazybones, loafin' all the day
How you spect to make a dime that way?
You won't make no dime that way
Loafin' in the shade all day
The lyrics of Dog On Fleas's song "Lazy Bones" depict a scene of a person who is lazy and refuses to work. The first two lines of the song ask how the lazybones expects to get their work done if they sleep all day in the sun. The lyrics suggest that lazybones can't get any work done if they keep sleeping in the middle of the day. The same situation applies when they sleep all their evenings away. The song goes on to describe how the lazybones' work in the fields is suffering because of their tendency to slack off.
The lyrics imply that when it's time to spray the taters or do any other farming work, the lazybones hopes that insects will fall off the vine by itself. The same goes for fishing. The lazybones is hoping that no fish will catch the bait so that they don't have to do any work. The song emphasizes that this lazy behavior won't lead to any financial gain for the lazybones. The song concludes that loafing around all day in the shade won't lead to any income.
Line by Line Meaning
Lazybones, sleepin' in the sun
You are being lazy and unproductive by laying in the sun
How you spect to get your day's work done?
How do you expect to complete your daily tasks by being unproductive?
You can't get your day's work done
Being lazy does not lead to successful completion of tasks
Sleepin' in the noon day sun
Sleeping during the day instead of being productive
Lazybones, layin' in the shade
You are still unproductive by laying in the shade
How you gonna get your cornmeal made?
How do you plan on making food if you're not doing any work?
You can't get no cornmeal made
Being unproductive means no progress is made
Sleepin' in that evening shade
Lack of work during important times of the day
When taters need sprayin', I bet you keep prayin'
You are not prepared for necessary tasks, which only adds to the problem
The bugs'll fall off of the vine
Hoping that the lack of work won't be that big of a setback
And when you go fishin' I bet you keep wishin'
You lack motivation to even engage in activities you enjoy because of your laziness
Them fish don't grab your line
Even when you do engage in leisure activities, you don't put in the effort to make it successful
Lazybones, loafin' all the day
Continued laziness throughout the day
How you spect to make a dime that way?
You cannot make any money if you're not willing to put in the work
You won't make no dime that way
The consequences of inertia and lack of motivation results in failure to earn any money
Loafin' in the shade all day
You are not productive and expect things to happen without putting in any effort
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HOAGY CARMICHAEL, JOHNNY MERCER
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