From the film, “Thank Your Lucky Stars”, 1943
Words by Frank Loesser
Music by Arthur Schwartz
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
The early birdie used to sing
Go to work, go to work, better go to work
And a day was a busy thing
But now without you, you
That birdie sings another tune
Stay asleep, stay asleep, better stay asleep
All morning , night and noon
Refrain:
The dreamer, the dreamer
I reckon that’s my name since you’re gone away
But how’m I gonna see you ‘less I dream all day
All the long and miserable day
They call me the dreamer
They tell me it’s a shame how lazy I seem
But how’m I gonna hold you
Less I dream, dream, dream
So I stroll among the trees
Like I didn’t have a chore to do
And I let the summer breeze
Come and kiss me like a real and true kiss from you
The dreamer, the dreamer
I reckon that’s my name
Why change it? what for
I wanna stay a dreamer till you’re home once more
Till you’re home and waking’ me up once more