Charlie - Mighty Sparrow

This morning 'bout half past four

They had a big confusion next door

This morning 'bout half past four

They had a big confusion next door

The women said openly

«Charlie you’re avoiding me

And you’re getting me head confused

With all your blasted lying excuse»

Man, you’re always sleepy

And you’re always tired

When you ain’t hungry

Is when you feeling bad

In the night I can’t touch you

You does even vex when I watch you

But between food and sleep and the thing where I want

Which more important?

They argue 'til break of day

I couldn’t hear what the fella say

But the woman was getting on

You could see sh wasn’t making fun

Like she ain’t getting satisfaction

With this sleepy had old man

So the morning she ran amok

Bawling «Charlie come and do you work!»

Man, you’re always sleepy

And you’re always tired

When you ain’t hungry

Is when you feeling bad

In the night I can’t touch you

You does even vex when I watch you

But between food and sleep and the thing where I want

Which more important?

Imagine me ah just come

From the club ah loaded with rum

Ah can’t even stand up straight

So ah lean me head on me gate

Is then I hear the chouchou

«Charlie I got feelings too!»

When I hear how Charlie back-back

Ah sober up and push me ears in the crack

Ah hear:

You’re always sleepy

And you’re always tired

When you ain’t hungry

Charlie is the time you feeling bad

In the night I can’t touch you

You does even vex when I watch you

But between food and sleep and the thing where I want

Which more important?

Before I know what they talking 'bout

«Clicks!»

I see the lights went out

Ah hear the bedroom door shut «Bram!»

So I decide well it’s time to scram

But ah drunk and ah staggering

Wayla, wayla, ah started singing

Ah fall down in a rubbish pan

And ah singing the chorus like the woman

Charlie sleepy, you’re always sleepy

And you’re always tired, sleepy-head!

When you ain’t hungry

Is when you feeling bad

In the night I can’t touch you

You does even vex when I watch you

But between food and sleep and the thing where I want

Which more important?

Shame on you, Charlie!