The original lyrics to this Sesame Street song reveal that the lyricist was a complete slacker, who could not get motivated
for anything.
The producers of Sesame Street told him that those words would not work, so he changed them.
I Don't Want to Sleep on Past Noon
Well, I'd like to sleep well past noon In my kind-of-hip black bean-bag chair Yes, I'd like to sleep
well past noon But I don't think I'd like to stay there Though I'd like to lay down in my chair a lot of I would
miss all the places and people I love So although I might like it for one afternoon I don't want to sleep well past
noon
I'd like to watch lots of T-V I could watch all the shows everywhere Yes, I'd like to watch lots of
T-V But I don't think I'd like to stay there I might stay for a day there if I had my wish But there's not much to
do during re-runs of Commish And Mallory and Alex aren't real family So I don't want to watch the T-V
I'd like to visit "The Jungle", hear G-N'-R roar Go back in time and re-elect Al Gore There's so many
strange places I'd like to be But none of them permanently
So if I should wake up at noon Well, I'll turn off alarm clock and then I will play a song
on guitar And I'll wish I'm asleep once again Though I'd like to lay down in my chair a lot of I would miss all the
places and people I love So although I may sleep I'll be waking up soon 'Cause I don't want to sleep on past noon No,
I don't want to sleep on past noon
