When a bee lies sleepin’ In the palm of your hand You’re bewitched and deep in love’s Long looked after love Where you’ll see a sun up sky With the morning dew And where the days go laughin’ by As love comes a-calling on you Sleep on bee don’t waken Can’t believe what just passed He’s mine for the takin’ I am happy at last Maybe I dreams but he seems Sweet golden as a crown > sleepin’ bee done told me I will walk with my feet off the ground When my one true love I has found Sleep on bee don’t waken Can not believe what just passed He’s mine for the takin’ I am happy at last Maybe I dreams but he seems Golden as a crown > sleepin’ bee done told me I will walk with my feet off the ground When my one true love I has found