Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
Bucket of roses to keep by your side
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
Every young beauty will wither
and die
A clock on the wall says it's older than you,
and it hasn't run in a year or two.
Time don't roll like it used to,
it just tosses itself down a hill.
So sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye,
pull down the curtain and whisper and sigh.
Sleepy eye, oh, sleepy eye,
every young beauty will wither and die.
My feet have been plowed
and the grass has grown tall.
I uncovered my view with a funeral shawl.
If I can move them I know
where I'll hide
My town and my house and my
room and my bed
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
When I get older I
know where I'll lie
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
Every young beauty will wither and die
When I get older,
know where I'll last
When I get older, I'll I'll last
When I get older, I'll sleep with my eyes
Have a young beauty with her eyes
A savvy young beauty with her eyes
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye,
oh sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye,
oh sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye,
oh sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye,
oh sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye
Sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye, oh sleepy eye