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Please Don't Play Your Violin at Night
Lyrics by Richard Perlmutter
Music: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Please don't play your violin at night
Wolfgang go to bed, turn out the light

But I must play my violin
At night my violin
Must be beneath my chin
I love the music of the night
I won't turn out the light
Oh I love music in the night

But the music so late at night
Makes it quite hard to go to asleep, asleep

But the music that I play at night is light
Maybe you should try counting sheep
Try counting sheep it will help you sleep

Sheep will never help me sleep

You should try counting sheep

No sheep won't help me sleep

Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep,
Sheep, sheep, sheep, sheep

Sheep won't help me sleep
Won't help me sleep

Try counting sheep!

Wolfgang I'm still not sleeping
Please stop the music

Dear it's just a little night music

Night music must stop

Night music is inspiring

Night music is too tiring

The melody is soaring

And I wish I were snoring

When I hear music in the night
It fills my soul with such delight
I hope the music will never end
And I will never ever sleep

Night music is like heaven

And it's half past eleven

The notes are stars that twinkle

I envy Rip Van Winkle

When I hear music in the night
I never want to see daylight
But dear the music will soon be over
And we both can go to sleep

Just a few more notes left to write

And then we'll finally turn out the light

And we'll say goodnight
That's the music of the night. Good night!