Am
Well, I try to do my homework,
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but it keeps on piling up.
Am
Dm
E7
When I dream I’m making progress,
Am
that’s when I wake up.
<break> Hey
Am
There will be no sleep,
Dm
no sleep in this nation.
Am
There will be no sleep
Dm
— no sleep — <break 2 beats>
Am
in this nation.
There will be no sleep,
Dm
No sleep in this nation
Am
E7
For all the students for the next three months.
<break>
Whoa whoa whoa oh
Am
So I went to the doctor
E7
and I said, “Doctor, help me please.”
Am
Dm E7
He asked as he looked me over,
Am
“What are the symptoms of disease?”
Dm
Am
I said, “I got this damn exam crammed deep in my hand.
Dm
Am
I’ve got inflammatory laboratory demands.
Dm
Am
I’m goin’ beserk from the homework.
Dm
Don’t you got something, doc,
E7
that could work??
<walk down bass>
Am
Dm
And he looked at me and said quite sadly,
Am
Dm
Am
“I am sorry you are feeling badly.
Dm
All I can prescribe for you is coffee
Am E7
Am
and feel glad that it is you and not me.”
Am
So I went to my teacher,
E7
and I said “Teacher, hear my plea.
Am
Dm
Don’t try to assign too much homework, please.
Am
Dm
I can’t take much more and I’m down on my knees.”
Am
And then he looked
Dm
at me
and said,
E7
while smiling,
Am
“There will be no sleep,
Dm
no sleep in this nation.
Am
There will be no sleep.
Dm
Am
No no no no no sleep
There will be no sleep,
Dm
no sleep in this nation
Am
E7
for all my students for the next three months.”
<break>
Whoa whoa whoa oh.
Am
So I thought deep and hard ‘bout this.
E7
Y’know, I thought hard and deep.
Am
Dm
E7
I thought that the only thing to do
Am
was to sacrifice my sleep.
Dm
But see, the problem without sleeping
Am
is you can’t stay awake.
Dm
And as you try to do the problems,
Am
you always make mistakes.
Dm
Am
And if you think you don’t look like shit—,you can forget it!
Dm
E7
Don’t you think I deserve some extra credit?!
Am
There will be no sleep,
Dm
no sleep in this nation.
Am
There will be no sleep.
Dm
Am
No no no no no sleep.
There will be no sleep,
Dm
No sleep in this nation
Am
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Not until the semester is entirely o-o-o-ver …
E7
<dramatic ending>
Dm Am