You might also check out Leon Redbone's version of this great oldie. It's on an early (his first?) album of his on Warner Bros. records and could probably be tracked down at a used record store. As I recall, the same album has his version of "Polly Wolly Doodle", too.

Good luck!

LAZY BONES
Hoagy Carmichael - Johnny Mercer

Lazy Bones, sleepin' in the sun
How do you expect to get your day's work done?
Never get your day's work done
Sleepin' in the noonday sun.

Lazy Bones, sleepin' in the shade
How do you expect to get your corn meal made?
Never get your corn meal made
Sleepin' in the evenin' shade.

[bridge]
When taters need sprayin'
I'll bet you keep prayin'
The bugs fall off of the vine
And when you go fishin'
I'll bet you keep wishin'
The fish won't bite at your line.

Lazy Bones, loafin' through the day
How do you expect to make a dime that way?
Never make a dime that way
He never heard a word I say.

When taters need sprayin'
I'll bet you keep prayin'
That the bugs fall off of that vine
And when you go fishin'
I'll bet you keep wishin'
That the fish won't bite at your line.

Lazy Bones, loafin' through the day
How do you expect to make a dime that way?
Never make a dime that way
He never heard a word I say.

You come back two years later and fix 'em yerself!
-Joe Offer, July 1999-