You are not dead
But only sleeping
We should all smile
And stop our weeping

Mama's not dead
But only sleeping

When I was young
I was so gay and mean
I drank and chased the girls
Like St. Augustine
Saint Augustine
He got to be a saint
If I get to be one too
Please, Mama, don't faint

Mama's not dead
But only sleeping
We should all smile
And stop our weeping

Mother, oh Mother
Oh how I pray
For you to guard us
Every day
You are not dead
But only sleeping
We should all smile
And stop our weeping

You are not dead
But only sleeping
We should all smile
And stop our weeping