Intro: Verse: Oh mom the dreams are not so bad It’s just that there’s so much to do And I’m tired of sleeping Oh mom the old man is telling me something his eyes are wide and his mouth is thin And I just can’t hear what he’s saying Oh mom I wonder when I’ll be waking It’s just that there’s so much to do And I’m tired of sleeping Oh mom I wonder when I’ll be waking It’s just that there’s so much to do And I’m tired of sleeping Verse: Oh mom the kids are playing in pennies They’re up to their knees in money In the dirt of the churchyard steps Oh mom that man he ripped out his lining Tore out a piece of his body To show us his "clean quilted heart" Oh mom the bird on the string is hanging Her bones are twisting and dancing She’s fighting for her small life Chorus