Lyrics Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson

(Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today

Here's why I did not go to work today.

Thursday's such a crazy, lazy day

Thursday has its own peculiar way of saying: ‘Hey’

Sometimes Thursday almost makes you want to run away

Thursday's such a crazy, lazy day.

Yeah, Thursday's such a crazy, lazy day, let's go have a picnic

Thursday's such a crazy, lazy day, hope it doesn't rain

When I'm feeling Thursday, I go and have a drink

If Thursday was a boat, I bet it'd sink.

I did on Monday, I tried on Tuesday

Wednesday's simply not my cup of tea

Thank Heaven, it's Friday, thank the Lord for the weekend

Thursday now, that's such a crazy, lazy day.

They say Monday's child is full of grace

Tuesday's child is fair of face

Thursday's child has far to go and it's no wonder

When the week becomes a rat race

You can bet, win, show or place

But never bet on Thursday ‘cause God's not on its case.

Thursday's such a crazy, lazy day, don't get me wrong

It's just that Thursday's twice as long as it should be, it's twice as long

Mondays, Tuesdays, weekends, Fridays don't get in my way

But Thursday's just a crazy, lazy day.

Monday is a blues day that goes for Tuesday

Wednesday's just the middle of the week, yeah, mmm

Friday is just another payday, the weekend's just another heyday

But Thursday's surreptitiously unique.

That's why I didn't go to work today

Thursday's got its own peculiar way of saying: ‘Hey’

Sometimes Thursday makes you want to run away

Thursday's such a crazy, lazy day

Thursday's such a crazy, lazy day.