Oh Mum, the dreams are not so bad
 It's just that there's so much to do
 And I'm tired of sleeping

 Oh Mum, 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 Mum, I wonder when I'll be wakened
 It's just that there's so much to do
 And I'm tired of sleeping

 Oh Mum, I wonder when I'll be wakened
 It's just that there's so much to do
 And I'm tired of sleeping

 Oh Mum, the kids are playing in pennies
 They're up to their knees in money
 And the dirt of the churchyard steps

 Oh Mum, that man he ripped out his lining
 He tore out a piece of his body
 To show us his clean courted heart

 Oh Mum, I wonder when I'll be wakened
 It's just that there's so much to do
 And I'm tired of sleeping

 Oh Mum, I wonder when I'll be wakened
 It's just that there's so much to do
 And I'm tired of sleeping

 Oh Mum, the bird on the string is hanging
 Bones are twisting and dancing
 She's fighting for her small life

 Oh Mum, I wonder when I'll be wakened
 It's just that there's so much to do
 And I'm tired of sleeping

 Oh Mum, I wonder when I'll be wakened
 It's just that there's so much to do
 And I'm tired of sleeping