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Five Sleepy Heads
(Sid Tepper / Roy C. Bennett)

Copyright Elvis Presley Music Inc.

Original by Ernestine Schumann-Heink in 1906

As sung by Elvis for the 1968 movie "Speedway", but was cut from final release.

Soundtrack recording for MGM - Speedway - June 20-21, 1967 - MGM Studios - Hollywood
June 20, 7 pm-12 am, 1-4 am

Studio matrix: 2005-03 - RCA matrix: WPA1 1024-03

June 1968 LP RCA LSP 3969 Speedway

There were five sleepyheads
All tucked into their beds
While I sang a lullaby
One got dream dust in her eye

There were four sleepyheads
Playing possum with me
Mr. Sandman came by
And then there were three

Moonbeams play peek-a-boo
Three awake became two
And my song was almost done
When the land of Nod took one

Kissed the last one goodnight
Then I heard not a peep
There were five sleepyheads
Now they're all fast asleep