bed time blues

(Verse 1)
Well, Baby Calypso’s just a tiny ball of fire,
She hears “bedtime” and her claws get higher,
Down in the couch she starts to disappear,
Lumps in the backrest movin’ like a deer.
I reach on in, pull her out real slow,
She gives me that look like, “Boy, don’t you know?”

(Chorus)
I got the bedtime blues,
From a cat that just won’t lose,
She’ll bite my cheeks, and she’ll try for my eyes,
Like a highwayman in a sweet disguise.
Sweet potato with a mask of black,
Baby Calypso’s got my bedtime off track.

(Verse 2)
We call her “Hannibal” when she’s on the prowl,
Sweet meat trouble with a kitten growl,
She’ll wriggle, she’ll wrestle, she’ll twist and turn,
Teachin’ a man how a midnight burns.
No lullaby’s gonna calm her down,
She’s the wildest thing in this old town.

(Chorus)
I got the bedtime blues,
From a cat that just won’t lose,
She’ll bite my cheeks, and she’ll try for my eyes,
Like a highwayman in a sweet disguise.
Sweet potato with a mask of black,
Baby Calypso’s got my bedtime off track.

(Bridge)
Well the lights go dim and I’m tryin’ to sleep,
But I’m hearin’ little paws that creep,
She’s tunnellin’ in, gonna stake her claim,
And bedtime’ll never be the same.

(Final Chorus)
I got the bedtime blues,
From a cat that just won’t lose,
She’ll bite my cheeks, and she’ll try for my eyes,
Like a highwayman in a sweet disguise.
Sweet potato with a mask of black,
Baby Calypso’s got my bedtime off track.
Yeah, my Baby Calypso’s got my bedtime off track.