Civilian Reveille

by John Lewis Smith

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This is a song about not wanting to get up in the morning.
Rhyme Scheme: Ottava rima abababcc

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Instrumental Intro...

My digital alarm went off
It makes a kind of high pitched beep
The duvet felt so warm and soft
I wanted to go back to sleep
Awakened, I began to cough
Wrong time of day for counting sheep
Fragmented dreams inside my head
I lay inert upon the bed

CHORUS in C:
I don't want to get up
I want to go to sleep
The thought of getting out of bed
Just makes me want to weep

Now look this really will not do
You’ll get up when I count to three
I counted one, I counted two
Two and a half and then I’ll see
I’ve really got to see this through
I summoned all my energy
Three came and went, but nothing changed
So much for all these silly games

Instrumental Interlude...

The seconds passed as seconds will
I said come on it’s getting late
And yet my body lay there still
Quite trapped in a lethargic state
Maybe I’d better wait until
My next door neighbour slams his gate
You know you really need a rest
No hurry to be up and dressed.

CHORUS in Bb

Sometimes I’ve even heard it said
You might as well stay up all night
Since if you fail to go to bed
And keep those PJs out of sight
If up those stairs you never tread,
Refrain to dim the bedside light,
All this, and never take a nap
Come morning you will feel like crap!

CHORUS in A

Instrumental Outro

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released October 24, 2019
Performance, lyrics, music
& digital composition by
John Lewis Smith
Published by Lewis Music
ISRC GBGHU1900004

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