Lazy John

from A Family Odyssey by McDonnell Trio

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lyrics

Lazy John

Work all week in the midday sun
Fifteen cents when Saturday comes
Goin to the dance to have some fun
Why don’t you get away lazy John

Lazy John, lazy John
When you gonna get your day’s work all done
You’re in the shade and I’m in the sun
Why don’t you get away Lazy John

My gal lives at the end of the road
Her eyes are crooked and her legs are bowed
But we sure have a lot of fun
Why don’t you get away lazy John

I get up at the break of day
Down to the fields to earn my pay
When the work's all done that's when you come along
Why don’t you get away lazy John

I'm goin to the dance on a Saturday night
I ain’t coming home 'till the bald daylight
Then I’m gonna take my gal back home
Why don’t you get away lazy John

credits

from A Family Odyssey, released April 12, 2023
traditionnal
Michael McDonnell: vocals, mandolin, banjo
Simon McDonnell: vocals, guitar, tin whistle, bodhran, uileann-pipes
Kevin McDonnell: vocals, accordion
Alexandre Sallet: bass

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McDonnell Music Rennes, France

La légende des McDonnell commence avec Michael, le père, dans le pub familial du comté de Kilkenny. Élevé à la musique traditionnelle irlandaise, il vogue vers la France et y nourrit deux fils, Simon et Kevin, d’un mélange de ballades folk et de bluegrass. Au son du banjo, de la mandoline, de la guitare, de l’accordéon et du bodhran, cette trinité musicale révèle un véritable gospel irlandais... ... more

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