This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Sleep
Don't weep
My sweet
Love
Your face
So wet
And your day
Is rough
So do what you must do
To find yourself
Wear another shoe
Paint my shelf
There's times that I was broke
And you stood strong
I think I've found a place where I
Sleep
Don't weep
My sweet
Love
Your face
It's all wet
'Cause our days
Were rough
So do what you must do
To fill that hole
Wear another shoe
To comfort the soul
There's times that I was broke
And you stood strong
I think I've found a place where I feel I will
Sleep
Don't weep
My sweet
Love
Your face
It's all wet
'Cause my day
Was rough
So do what you must do (Do what you must do)
To find yourself
Wear another shoe (Wear another shoe)
Or paint my shelf (Paint my shelf)
There's times that I was broke (Times that I was broke)
And you stood strong
I hope I find a place where I belong (Hope I find a place to)
Sleep
Don't weep
My sweet (sweet)
Love
My face
It's so wet
'Cause my day
Was rough
Don't weep
My sweet
Love
My face
It's so wet
'Cause my day
Was rough
Don't weep
My sweet
Love
Your face
So wet
And your day
Is rough
So do what you must do
To find yourself
Wear another shoe
Paint my shelf
There's times that I was broke
And you stood strong
I think I've found a place where I
Sleep
Don't weep
My sweet
Love
Your face
It's all wet
'Cause our days
Were rough
So do what you must do
To fill that hole
Wear another shoe
To comfort the soul
There's times that I was broke
And you stood strong
I think I've found a place where I feel I will
Sleep
Don't weep
My sweet
Love
Your face
It's all wet
'Cause my day
Was rough
So do what you must do (Do what you must do)
To find yourself
Wear another shoe (Wear another shoe)
Or paint my shelf (Paint my shelf)
There's times that I was broke (Times that I was broke)
And you stood strong
I hope I find a place where I belong (Hope I find a place to)
Sleep
Don't weep
My sweet (sweet)
Love
My face
It's so wet
'Cause my day
Was rough
Don't weep
My sweet
Love
My face
It's so wet
'Cause my day
Was rough
Lyrics submitted by radioledjango
Sleep Don't Weep Lyrics as written by Damien George Rice
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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