Ten Thousand Four Hundred and Thirty Two Sheep
Doris Day Lyrics

I didn't sleep again last night
I was not able to sleep last night

And I'd like to discuss the matter
I want to talk about it

The nerves to which I'm strung are tight
I am nervous and anxious

And I'm as beat as a bowl of batter
I am completely exhausted

If old man Rip Van Winkle
If the old man in the story of Rip Van Winkle

Thought his long sleep was a curse
Considered his long sleep as a problem

I know how the old man felt
I can relate to the old man

Because I've got his problem in reverse
Because I am unable to sleep

Ten thousand, four hundred and thirty two sheep
The number of sheep I have counted so far

How long can I toss like this?
How long will I keep turning in bed?

Ten thousand, four hundred and thirty three sheep
The next number of sheep that I will count

What did you put in that kiss?
What did you do to me with that kiss?

I've tried all the remedies
I have tried all the available solutions

The well-known good advice
The commonly known suggestions

Took a hot tub and an alcohol rub
I took a hot bath and rubbed alcohol

Did the alphabet backwards twice
I recited the alphabet backwards twice

Ten thousand, four hundred and thirty four sheep
The next number of sheep that I will count

We'd better get married soon
We should get married soon

Ten thousand, four hundred and thirty five sheep
The next number of sheep that I will count

I'll never hold out till June
I cannot wait until June

How much do I love you?
How much I love you?

Just in case you didn't know
In case you were not aware

You get a mental kiss
I send you a virtual kiss

With every sheep I count
Every time I count a sheep

And I still got a million sheep to go
I still have a long way to go

(Did you ever try seeing see a doctor?)
(Have you ever tried seeing a doctor?)

A doctor?
A medical professional?

I went to see a noted doctor
I went to see an expert in the field

Who's a famous analyst
Who is a renowned specialist

Then he led me to the couch
Then he directed me to the sofa

And he gently took my wrist
And he softly held my arm

I paid him fifty dollars
I paid him fifty dollars for his service

(Well, that sounds pretty cheap)
(That sounds like a reasonable price)

Cheap! I should have paid him nothing!
It was a waste of money, I didn't get any help

'Cause I still can't sleep
Because I still cannot sleep

(Ten thousand, four hundred) and thirty six sheep
(The number of) sheep I have counted

(And one sheep that got away)
(And one sheep that escaped)

He took another lamb!
I counted another sheep!

(Ten thousand, four hundred) and thirty eight sheep
(The number of) sheep I have counted

(Won't night ever turn to day?)
(Will the night never end?)

Oh what a fool I am
I realize what a fool I have been

I've counted a trillion sheep
I have counted an extremely large number of sheep

(How many?)
(How many sheep have I counted?)

I've counted a billion sheep
I have counted a very large number of sheep

(How many?)
(How many sheep have I counted?)

Well at least a million sheep, I know
I have counted at least a million sheep

(How the numbers grow)
(How the number of sheep increases)

And I got about million more to go
And I still have millions more to count

(Ten thousand, nine thousand, eight thousand
(Counting the sheep)

Seven thousand, six thousand, five thousand)
(Continuing to count the sheep)