Lyrics
(English tune, Lyrics anonymous)
The sun is rising out of bed,
And in the east the sky is red,
Then up and wake each sleepy head,
So early in the morning.
‘Tis shame to dream the hours away
When all the world is bright with day,
And nature calls to work and play
So early in the morning.
See also
- Subject: morning
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Melody: descending major pentascale / tonic triad
- Meter: 6/8
- Rhythm: anacrusis /

- Scale: major
- Source: A Singing School: We Sing,C. C. Birchard and Company, 1940
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
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