Get up in the morning
Got a lot to do
Parents go to work
Children go to school
But I’d rather be singing
There’s homework, and housework
And yard clean-up too
Every minute of the day
There’s so very much to do
But I’d rather be singing
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo lo lo
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo
From morning until night
We do the things we should
Like taking care of business
And trying to be good
But I’d rather be singing
I’d like to take some time
to hang out with my friends
I’m hoping that one day
This craziness will end
Because I’d rather be singing
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo lo lo
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo lo lo
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo lo lo
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo lo lo
Oo oh oh oh
Oo Shalala lo