Still Tired
as it were...
I love reading about where lyrics may possibly have their origins, a great read
I’m not sure if this can be counted, but ‘Asleep’ has always rung bells with me as sounding a little like the song ‘Show Me The Way To Go Home’ which starts like this:
‘Show me the way to go home
I'm tired and I want to go to bed
I had a little drink about an hour ago
And it’s gone right to my head’
Has anyone else heard of it? I’m not sure of its origins, I think it’s an old folk song or something but my dad used to sing it to me when I was young to make me laugh and the melody is actually very similar to Asleep as well as the resemblance with the first couple of lines. It’s always a strange link to me with the humour of ‘Show Me The Way…’ contrasted to the sadness of ‘Asleep’.
I’m not sure if this can be counted, but ‘Asleep’ has always rung bells with me as sounding a little like the song ‘Show Me The Way To Go Home’ which starts like this:
‘Show me the way to go home
I'm tired and I want to go to bed
I had a little drink about an hour ago
And it’s gone right to my head’
Has anyone else heard of it? I’m not sure of its origins, I think it’s an old folk song or something but my dad used to sing it to me when I was young to make me laugh and the melody is actually very similar to Asleep as well as the resemblance with the first couple of lines. It’s always a strange link to me with the humour of ‘Show Me The Way…’ contrasted to the sadness of ‘Asleep’.