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MY BEDTIME EYES

MY NIGHT HAS COME TO AN END
AS I READY MY EYES
TO BRING DOWN THE SHUTTERS AGAIN
AS IN MY SAME BED MY BODY LIES
I FEEL SO TIRED AND SLEEPY
MY HEAD IS WOBBLY GOING SIDEWAYS
HOW I FEEL SO DIZZY
I COUNT MY SHEEP
AS THEY JUMP AND PLAY
I QUIETLY WHISPER
AS I BEGIN TO PRAY
OH LORD IN THIS NIGHT IF I MAY
AS I PEACEFULLY IN MY BED LAY
LORD ALLOW ME TO FALL ASLEEP
BUT PLEASE LET ME SEE...
A VIVID DREAM FAR AWAY IN MY MIND SO DEEP
ALLOW TO GET
A FULL SHUT-EYE QUIETLY...
SLOWLY THEN I DRIFT AWAY
THEN I SEE AND HEAR SHEEPS
SO I COUNT AS EACH JUMPS MY WAY
SHEEP ONE SHEEP TWO SHEEP THREE....
THE THIRD IS MY SHEEP I KEEPS....
I AM AM... MMMMM ZZZZZ--ZEM
OH LOOK IM OVER MY BED
I CAN SEE MYSELF
SLEEPING LIKE A BABY
HEY NANCY.... NANCY....
SWEET DREAMS BEAUTIFUL RED HEAD...

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