ev ry time i see a puppy upon a summer s day a puppy dog at play my heart is filled with envy that s because my heart is yearning to pass the time away like that pup cause i m all fed up and tho it s wrong to be i long to be lazy i want to be lazy i want to be out in the sun with no work to be done under that awning they call the sky stretching and yawning and let the world go drifting by i want to peep through the deep tangled wildwood counting sheep til i sleep like a child would with a great big valise full of books to read where it s peaceful while i m killing time being lazy life is short and getting shorter with each day that goes by and how the time does fly before you know it s over that s why i m in such a hurry to pack my things and fly to a spot where it s nice and hot and hear the birdies sing while i m being