Ring the Bell - Lena Horne

　　I got up late this morning

　　The future had no charm

　　I noticed my alarm clock wasn't wownd

　　The door bell and the phone were disconnected

　　And people I expected weren't around

　　So I said to myself where's the reason

　　Then I looked at my cellphone and said

　　There's the reason

　　A song doesn't sing by itself

　　A bell doesn't ring by itself

　　Ring the bell

　　It's a glorious sound people gather around

　　And start to cheer and the cheers start to swell

　　Don't hide your head in a trough

　　Just get up and haul off and ring the bell

　　Dreams that dwell in the back of your eyes

　　They'll materialize

　　If you get up and get out of your shell

　　You can't depend upon fate

　　Or your height or your weight

　　To ring the bell

　　There's a grind stone for your nose

　　There's a tree top for your toes

　　Don't stay home and decompose

　　Just get out and get going

　　Where a go-getter goes

　　Who can tell if you've missed a few meals

　　If you're down at the heels

　　Put on a well-to-do smile

　　You'll do well

　　When it's a crime to get up

　　That's the time to get up and ring the bell

　　And it's like I always say

　　Don't do anything halfway

　　There's a time for work and play

　　Don't put off til tomorrow what you could do today

　　Ring the bell

　　Be the earliest bird

　　Why it's simply absurd

　　How much a wide awake look can compel

　　When it's a crime to get up

　　That's the time to get up

　　You got to clime to get up

　　And ring and ring the bell