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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Leon Redbone
Vocals
Don Mclean
Banjo
Milt Hinton
Bass
Ralph MacDonald
Castanets
Billy Slapin
Clarinet
Joe Wilder
Trumpet
Stephen Gadd
Drums
Charles Macey
Guitar
Patty Bown
Piano
Philip Bodner
Saxophone
Seldon Powell
Saxophone
Garnett Brown
Trombone
Jonathan Dorn
Tuba
Joe Venuti
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Vince McGarry
Mastering Engineer
Joel Dorn for the Masked Announcer
Producer
Bob Liftin
Recording Engineer
Jim McCarthy
Engineer
Joe Ferla
Engineer
Lyrics
Lazy bones, sleepin' in the sun,
How you 'spect to get your day's work done?
You'll never get your day's work done sleepin' in the noon day sun.
Lazy bones, sleepin' in the shade,
How you 'spect to get your cornmeal made?
You'll never get your cornmeal made sleepin' in the evening shade.
When taters need sprayin', I bet you keep prayin'
The bugs fall off the vine;
And when you go fishin' I bet you keep wishin'
That the fish won't grab at your line.
Lazy bones, loafin' through the day,
How you 'spect to make a dime that way?
You'll never make a dime that way. Never heard a word I say.
When taters need sprayin', I bet you keep prayin'
The bugs fall off the vine;
And when you go fishin' I bet you keep wishin'
That the fish won't grab at your line.
Lazy bones, loafin' through the day,
How you 'spect to make a dime that way?
You'll never make a dime that way. Never heard a word I say.
Writer(s): Hoagy Carmichael, John H Mercer
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