Daydream Believer
The Monkees
Words and Music by John C. Stewart
- peak Billboard position #1 in 1967
Oh I could hide 'neath the wings of the bluebird as she sings
The six o'clock alarm would never ring
But it rings and I rise, wipe the sleep out of my eyes
My shaving razor's cold and it stings
CHORUS
Cheer up, sleepy Jean, oh what can it mean
To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?
You once thought of me as a white knight on a steed
Now you know how happy I can be
Oh, and our good time starts and ends
With a dollar one to spend
But how much baby do we really need?
Repeat CHORUS twice
Repeat CHORUS twice again.
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Note:
Here is a little titbit
about the Monkey's DAYDREAM BELIEVER. There are two versions of
the same recording, the one is this above and another that includes a few
seconds of banter among the Monkeys before the song started.
Here it is...J for Davy Jones, N for Mike Nesmith (his mother
was the inventor of Liquid Paper BTW), D for Mikey Dolenz and
T for Peter Tork:
N: Seven-A
J: What number was that again?
N,D&T: SEVEN-A!!
J: OK, OK I mean don't get excited guys, just cause I'm a sure
winner!
Then into the song as above.
Note sent by:
tmazanec1@juno.com or Tom Mazanec to humansWon't you talk to me , my darlin', tell me what a fool I am
Dry your eyes, sweetheart, they're still a little moist
I'm so sorry that I've cheated, please forgive me if you can
Just don't look at me in that tone of voice
You refused me when I craved a woman's soft carress
And my frame of mind was at an all time low
I reached out for someone else to fill my emptiness
But I didn't find it there so I came home alone
Don't give me that silent treatment, lose your temper, call me names
That me that you could have made a better choice
Run me down, I've got it comming, say that I should be ashamed
Just don't look at me in that tone of voice
No don't look at me in that tone of voice