Daniel Johnston - Shurely You Don't Work At Night Lyrics
Surely you don't work all night
Surely you don't work all night
You think you're all right
Surely you don't work all night
I walked clear across town just to write some graffiti on the wall
When I got there I couldn't think of anything to say
The buildings stood still
Like giant tombstones
Dark and blue and still
I came to a dead end up an alley
And saw a cold cement canvas and a Mac truck on a hill
And I wrote the words of Al Pomplas on the subway wall
Staring at me right in the face
And he looks just like Pete Arner
And the sun comes through the windows
It was just like letting the dog in in the morning
It was jumping all over the room
And waggin' its tail in my eyes
But me I was unenthusiastic
My skin felt just like plastic
Everyday I sleep in that casket
That I pulled out and crawled in
And I ripped my own hair out late last night in a dream
Is that band really gonna play that in public?
"Killing me softly with my song"?
The queen stands proud in the circus parade
With a baby in her arm
And I sit loud on a toilet seat
Like a monkey in a zoo
And there's a McDonalds glass staring at me, laughing
Surely you don't work all night
Surely you don't work all night
We think you're all right
Surely you don't work all night
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Daniel Johnston Shurely You Don't Work At Night Comments
I’ve been looking for this song for weeks
How is this so bad and amazing at the same time?
I've always found the sentiments expressed in this song very relatable. RIP Daniel Johnston.
descansa artista
the first one i thought to come too. what an impossible loss
RIP Daniel Johnston. One of the best videos I came across featuring his music, one of my favorites from his outstanding body of work.
Nicole V true artist
Daniel Johnston is good for the soul
I love his piano chords
I love you DJ!!!!!
What movie is this?
The Radio Dept. - Someone else
Always think of this when I'm studying up all night and no one is awake
It feels like all of this guy's pieces were already inside me, and hearing them for the first time just made me realize it. I have no words to do justice to his music. It is magnificent beyond description.
I do work all night, and don't call me Shirley
Airplane
Beautiful. Thanks for posting.
The "the sun comes through the window"-verse is amazing.
ah, I'm glad I've still many Daniel Johnston songs yet to discover. This brought unexpected tears.
Did he base the music off Erik Satie? It sounds like one of the gymnopedies.
Really nice video to the song.
Laurie..
now im sad
The man's a frikkin genius!
"Killing me softly with MY song..."
wow
I JUST got the reference to that a second ago after all these years! I came to here just to hear him say that line.
my skin felt just like plastic
everyday i sleep in that casket
that i pulled out and crawled in
- D. Johnston
Amazingly brilliant! If you have seen his documentary there is some insight here about him working at McDonald's. No one knows what was going through his head when he wrote this but, I think it happened in the wee- creative hours of post work he decided to make a song. Dan, you are truly a folk legend!
@mthwpike Thanks for the comment. I have made videos for a lot of his other songs as well.
Wow. A really good video for my favourite Dan song. Thanks!
@imnothear Elecrto blues for sure! goes to show, E finds his inspiration from incredible talent! this is real music!
wow.. electro shock blues anyone? love love love
@secondfavoriteorgan Confession (1937)
What movie is this from?
@itsmetyler Thanks for the comment. I'll be posting more songs soon. As you noticed, I try to do songs that are not already on YouTube and fill in the blanks of Daniel's career. My favorite DJ song is probably his epic 6 minute song "Worried Shoes" or "You Put My Love Out the Door" both of which I have made videos for.