Why don't you wake me, shake me? 
 Don't let me sleep too late 
 Gotta get up in the morning 
 About a quarter to eight 
    (Don't you know I'm bound) 
 I'm bound to my job 
 (My boss) 
 My boss is a big, fat slob 
 Can't even be a minute late 
 Or the boss will blow his gate   
 Why don't you wake me, shake me? 
 Don't let me sleep too late 
 Gotta get up in the morning 
 About a quarter to eight   
 (Don't you know I'm bound) 
 I'm bound to my garbage truck 
 (I got a lot) 
 Got a lot of cans to pick up 
 Can't even be a minute late 
 Or the boss will blow his gate   
 Why don't you wake me, shake me? 
 Gotta get up in the morning time 
 About a quarter to eight   
 I had a dream, I had a dream 
 I said, "I looked over yonder" 
 What did I see 
 I said, "Two big garbage trucks" 
 I said, "Are coming after me"   
 Picking up cans, I said, "Side by side 
 Why don't you swing down sweet garbage truck? 
 And let your buddy ride"   
 Why don't you wake me, shake me? 
 Don't let me sleep too late 
 Gotta get up in the morning 
 About a quarter to eight   
 (Don't you know I'm bound) 
 I'm bound to my job 
 (My boss) 
 My boss is a big, fat slob 
 Can't even be a minute late 
 Or the boss will blow his gate   
 Why don't you wake me, shake me? 
 Gotta get up in the morning time 
 About a quarter to eight   
 Why don't you wake me, shake me? 
 Gotta get up in the morning time 
 About a quarter to eight   
 Why don't you wake me, shake me?