{"id":19636,"date":"2023-04-05T08:28:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T08:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=19636"},"modified":"2025-12-14T07:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T07:50:22","slug":"its-nice-to-get-up-in-the-morning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/its-nice-to-get-up-in-the-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Its nice to get up in the morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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First Published<\/td>1913<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>Harry Lauder<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN29552<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Harry Lauder<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Ryan, ?; Ireland : Co. Limerick ; 1937\/38
Stewart, Christina; Scotland : Aberdeenshire; 1960 Bentall, Brenda; England; 1970
Showers, Mrs; England : Somerset ; 1971
Turriff, Jane; Scotland : Aberdeenshire ; 1971
Showers, Charlie; England : Somerset 1973
Payne, O’Kain; Canada : Quebec ; 1978<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oh ye'll never, never, never thrive lying in yer bed.\nEarly rising makes us wise I've often heard it said\nI believe in that myself but as far as I can see\nIf early rising makes us wise, ye'll say the same as me.\n\nOh it's nice to get up in the morning\nWhen the sun begins to shine\nOr four or five or six o clock\nIn the good old summer time.\nWhen the snow is snowin'\nAnd it's murky overhead\nOh it's nice to get up in the morning\nBut it's nicer to lie in bed.<\/em>\n\nOh there's lots of folks that never work they hate the very name\nAnd others would be idle if it wasn't just for shame\nThey say we should rise with the lark, well I believe that when\nThe lark that we should rise wi' doesn't get up till ten.\n\nOh my brither Jock's a baker and he sleeps a long wi' me\nIn the winter morn Jock has to rise and start his work at three\nBefore he gets his troosers on his legs are nearly numb\nSo while he's standing shiverin' I lie in bed and hum.\n\n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A song written, performed and recorded by  Harry Lauder<\/a> in 1913\/14. It was enthusiastically adopted and widely sung by soldiers of the English speaking countries during World War 1- perhaps reflecting the feelings of young conscripts forced to rise at dawn every day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Its popularity and probably it sentiments led to it being adopted by a number of traditional singers in Ireland, Canada and England.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
As recorded by Lauder in 1914:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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