[Intro]
Yo, this is I'm Not Going to Get Up Today!, written by Dr. Seuss, and I'm gonna rap this book
Yo, please let me be, please go away

[Chorus]
I'm not going to get up today

[Verse 1]
The alarm can ring, the birds can peep
My bed is warm, my pillow's deep
Today's the day I'm going to sleep
I don't care if kids are getting up right now all over town
I'm the kid who isn't getting up; I'm staying down
All around the world, they're getting up
And that's okay with me
Let the kids get up in Switzerland or Memphis, Tennessee
Let the kids get up in Alaska and in China; I don't care
Let the kids get up in Italy, let the kids get up in Spain
Let them get up in Massachusetts and Connecticut and Maine
Let the kids get up in London and in Paris and Berlin
Let them get up all they want to, but not me, I'm sleepin' in

[Verse 2]
I've never been so sleepy since I can't remember when
You can take away my breakfast, give my egg back to the hen
Nobody's gonna get me up, no matter what he does
Today's my day for Woozy-Snoozy Zizz-Zizz Zizz Zazz Zuzz
You can tickle my feet, you can shake my bed
You can pour cold water on my head
But you're wasting your time, so go away
[Chorus]
I'm not going to get up today

[Verse 3]
In bed is where I'm going to stay
And I don't care what the neighbors say
I never liked them anyway
Let them try to wake me
Let them scream and yowl and yelp
They can yelp from now 'til Christmas, but it isn't going to help
My bed is warm, my pillow's deep
Today's the day I'm going to sleep
I don't choose to be up walking
I don't choose to be up talking
The only thing I am choosing
Is to lie here woozy-snoozing
So won't you kindly go away

[Chorus]
I'm not going to get up today

[Bridge]
You won't get me up with a Strawberry Flip
You won't get me up with a Marshmallow Dip
Or a Pineapple Butterscotch Ding Dang Doo
My tongue is asleep and my teeth are, too
You can try with dogs and roosters; you can try with goats and geese
But I'm going to go on snoozing; you can bring in the police
You can print it in the papers
Spread the news all over town
But nothing's going to get me up; today I'm staying down
[Verse 4]
You can shoot at me with peas and beans
You can bring in the United States Marines
You can put the whole thing on TV
But I won't get up today, not me
Nothing's going to get me up, why can't you understand?
You'll only waste your money if you hire a big brass band
That's why I say please go away

[Chorus]
I'm not going to get up today

[Outro]
I guess he really means it, so you can have the egg