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Words and Music ©1987, 2003, 2016, 2025 by John Speckine
LYRICS:
I lay down on my mattress
Try to get me some sleep
But mosquitoes are buzzin' my head
And they're gnawin' at my feet
You know that I got 'em
Got them can't-get-no-sleepin' blues
Got them blood-suckers-gnawin'-me-down-to-the-bone
Mosquito-bite-no-sleepin'-blues
So I pull up my blanket
And I cover my head
But there's skeeters all over the place
Must be hatchin' in my bed
You know that I got 'em
Got them can't-get-no-sleepin' blues
Got them larva-sacks-hatchin'-all-over-my-sheets
Mosquito-bite-no-sleepin'-blues
BREAK
As the morning sky brightens
From the coming of dawn
I still couldn't sleep 'cause of the smell
Of the "OFF" that I had put on
You know that I got 'em
Got them can't-get-no-sleepin' blues
Got them insect-repellent-ain't-doin'-no-good
Mosquito-bite-no-sleepin'-blues
You know that I got 'em
Got them can't-get-no-sleepin' blues
Got them pesky-bastards-drive-me-out-of-my-mind
Mosquito-bite-no-sleepin'-blues
Words and Music ©1987, 2003, 2016 by John Speckine
