Mosquito-Bite Blues

THIS is the authorized version. Words and Music ©1987, 2003, 2016, 2025 by John Speckine LYRICS: I lay down on my mattress Try to get me some sleep But mosquitoes are buzzin' my head And they're gnawin' at my feet You know that I got 'em Got them can't-get-no-sleepin' blues Got them blood-suckers-gnawin'-me-down-to-the-bone Mosquito-bite-no-sleepin'-blues So I pull up my blanket And I cover my head But there's skeeters all over the place Must be hatchin' in my bed You know that I got 'em Got them can't-get-no-sleepin' blues Got them larva-sacks-hatchin'-all-over-my-sheets Mosquito-bite-no-sleepin'-blues BREAK As the morning sky brightens From the coming of dawn I still couldn't sleep 'cause of the smell Of the "OFF" that I had put on You know that I got 'em Got them can't-get-no-sleepin' blues Got them insect-repellent-ain't-doin'-no-good Mosquito-bite-no-sleepin'-blues You know that I got 'em Got them can't-get-no-sleepin' blues Got them pesky-bastards-drive-me-out-of-my-mind Mosquito-bite-no-sleepin'-blues Words and Music ©1987, 2003, 2016 by John Speckine