Lazy John

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 Work all Dweek in the noon day Gsun
 Fifteen Dcents when Saturday Gcomes
 Goin to a Ddance to have some Gfun
 Why don't you Dget away lazy GJohn?
 Lazy CJohn lazy DJohn
 Why don't you get your day's work all Gdone
CYou're in the shade and I'm in the Dsun
 Why don't you get away lazy GJohn?

Every night when I come home

Peas in the pot and the old jawbone

Here today and tomorrow he's gone

Why don't you get away lazy John?

My gal lives at the end of the road

Her teeth are crooked and her legs are bowed

But we sure have a lot of fun

Why don't you get away lazy John?

Goin to a dance Saturday night

Ain't coming home til the broad daylight

Then I'll take my girl back home

Why don't you get away lazy John?