You got a bad habit, daddy, talkin' in your sleep You got a bad habit, daddy, talkin' in your sleep You talk so much some these nights, it should be worth one dollar a peep Do all your talkin' daddy, before you go to bed Do all your talkin' daddy, before you go to bed If you speak out of turn, your friends will hear of you being dead When you talk in your sleep, be sure your mama's not awake When you talk in your sleep, be sure your mama's not awake You call another woman's name, you'll think you wake up in a earthquake Do all your talking. Be careful as you can Do all your talking. Be careful as you can The insurance will bring in take for my man I warned you, daddy, nice as a mama could do I warned you, daddy, nice as a mama could do You hear me talkin' to you: undertaker will be visiting you