A-sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed Lyrics - Singles - Connie Smith

Well did you ever sleep at the foot of the bed when the weather was whizzin' cold 

When the wind was a howlin' round the house and the moon was yeller as gold 

And you give your good warm mattress up to Aunt Lizzie and Uncle Fred 

How too many kinfolks on a bad night and you went to the foot of the bed 

Well I could always wait till the old folks ate and eat the leavin's with grace 

The teacher could keep me after school I'd still have a smile on my face 

I could wear the big girls' wornout clothes or let sister have my sled 

But it always did get my nanny goat to sleep at the foot of the bed 

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It was fine enough when kinfolks come and the kid brought brand new games 

You could see how fat all the old folks was and learn all the babies' names 

Had biscuits and custard and chicken pie we all got Sunday fed 

But I always knew when nighttime come I was headed for the foot of the bed 

Now they say some folks don't know what it is havin' company all over the place 

To rassle for cover on a winter night with a big foot settin' in your face 

Or cold toenails a scratchin' your back and the footboard scrubbin' your head 

Well I'll tell the world you ain't lost a thing never sleepin' at the foot of the bed 

Well I've done it over and over again in this land of the brave and the free 

And in this all fired battle of life it's left its mark on me 

For I'm always a strugglin' around at the foot instead of forgin' ahead 

And I don't think it's caused from a doggone thing 

But a sleepin' at the foot of the bed