G
Traditional
D G D G
Work all week in the noon day sun
Fifteen cents when Saturday comes
Goin to a dance to have some fun
Why don’t you get away lazy John
[chorus]
C D
Lazy John lazy John
D G
Why don’t you get your day’s work all done
C D
You’re in the shade and I’m in the sun
D G
Why don’t you get along lazy John
My gal lives at the end of the road
Her eyes are crossed and her legs are bowed
But she sure is lots of fun
Why don’t you get along lazy John
Goin to a dance Saturday night
Ain’t coming home til the bald daylight
Then I’ll take my girl back home
Why don’t you get along lazy John