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Drowsy Sleeper
Singer/Songwriter
Drowsy Sleeper was released on January 1, 1963 by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings/Folkways Records as a part of the album Songs of Mark Spoelstra with Twelve-String Guitar
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1963
LabelSmithsonian Folkways Recordings/Folkways Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM173

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Lyrics

Awake, awake, you drowsy sleeper
Awake, awake, it's almost day
Why do you sleep and sleep and slumber
When your true love lies far away
Go away, go away, don't wake my mother
Forlorn's a thing she can't endure
She's been the ruin of many a lover
She'll be the ruin of many a more
Awake, awake, you drowsy sleeper
Awake, awake, 'cause it's almost day
I've come to win you of your mother
Pray trust yourself in your darling's arms
Oh, who's that knocking, knocking at my window
Knocks so loud but won't come in
It is your own true hearted lover
Pray rise you up, let him in
Go away, go away, don't wake my daddy
'Cause he is on his bed of rest
And on his breast he carries a weapon
Just to kill the one I love best
Wish I was some little sparrow
And I had wings, could fly so high
I'd fly away to some lonely valley
And settle down with the one I love
Written by: M. Spoelstra, Traditional
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