Lazy bones sleepin' in the sun How you think you gonna get your day work done You'll never get your day work dones Sleepin' in the noonday sun Lazy bones sleepin' in the shade How you gonna get your corn meal made You'll never get your corn meal made Sleepin' in the noonday shade When taters need sprayin' I bet you keep prayin' the bugs fall off of the vine And when you go fishin' I bet you keep wishin' the fish won't grab at your line Lazy bones loafin' through the day How you 'spect you gonna make a dime that way You'll never make a dime that way Sleepin' in the noonday shade (Spoken part) Lazy bones loafin' through the day How you 'spect you gonna make a dime that way You'll never make a dime that way Sleepin' in the noonday shade