I WORK EIGHT HOURS, SLEEP EIGHT HOURS, THAT LEAVES EIGHT HOURS FOR LOVE
(Music: Ted Snyder / Lyrics: Edgar Leslie & Bert Kalmar)


Nora Bayes - 1914



Danny Maloney who worked in a store
Waited on pretty young girls by the score
He tried to date up each one that he met
For Dan was a real ladies' man
One girl he asked her when he chanced to call
"Why is it you're never tired at all?"
And as he hung up his hat in the hall
Danny said, "I'll tell you why"

I work eight hours, I sleep eight hours
That leaves eight hours for love
Eight long hours with nothin' to do
Think of the fun if I spent them with you
To prove I love ya, I'll kiss and hug ya
And if you want an encore
My sleep I'll be shirkin', I'd even stop workin'
So I can love you some more

Dan had to serve on the jury one day
Up on the witness stand, young Mrs. Grey
Told how her husband from home stayed away
She said, "I want to be free"
After the case had been thoroughly tried
"What is your verdict?" the magistrate cried
Dan looked her over and then he replied
"You need a husband like me"

I work eight hours, I sleep eight hours
That leaves eight hours for love
Eight long hours with nothin' to do
Why, think of the fun if I spent them with you
To prove I love ya, I'll kiss and hug ya
And if you want an encore
Why, my sleep I'll be shirkin', I'd even quit workin'
So I can love you some more

I work eight hours, I sleep eight hours
That leaves eight hours for love
Eight long hours with nothin' to do
Think of the fun if I spent them with you
To prove I love ya, I'll kiss and hug ya
And if you want an encore
Why, my sleep I'll be shirkin', I'd even quit workin'
So I can love you some more



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2018)