I Need A Lot More Sheep

I went to bed the other night

And could not go to sleep

I tossed and turned and kicked and squirmed

And counted lots of sheep

That didn’t help a dad-burn bit

Toward putting me to sleep

But I kept right on counting

Till I ran out sheep

So then I came up with a plan

I thought was really neat

I’d count those lovely widows

That gather where we eat

Then I turned over in my bed

I started counting and couldn’t stop

I got so darned excited

I almost blew my top

I saw that wasn’t going to help

For getting me to sleep

In fact it kept me more awake

Than counting those old sheep

I don’t know just what I’ll do next

Unless I get a lot more sheep

I’d gladly trade the whole darn herd

For one real good night’s sleep.

D.B. Cox

It Was Another Exasperatin' Night

I went to bed the other night

And could not go to sleep

I tossed and turned for quite a while

And counted lots of sheep

That didn’t help a dad-burn bit

So I hopped out of bed

I don’t have any sleeping pills

I took Bufferin instead

Then I came up with a scheme

I thought could not be beat

I’d count a bunch of those nice widows

That gather where we eat

So I crawled back into my bed

I counted some and couldn’t stop

I got so darned excited

I almost blew my top

I saw that wasn’t going to help

For getting me to sleep

In face it kept me more awake

Than counting those old sheep

From now on I’ll count something

That don’t get me excited

If I can help me get some sleep

I’ll really be delighted.

D.B.C.