How to pronounce "sleepyhead"
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now here's another powerful champion for
now here's another powerful champion for
now here's another powerful champion for the environment and a u.n goodwill
the environment and a u.n goodwill
the environment and a u.n goodwill ambassador since 2005 he and his band
ambassador since 2005 he and his band
ambassador since 2005 he and his band have eliminated over 120 million pounds
have eliminated over 120 million pounds
have eliminated over 120 million pounds of co2 and half a million single-use
of co2 and half a million single-use
of co2 and half a million single-use plastic bottles from their shows
plastic bottles from their shows
plastic bottles from their shows here with the performance he recorded
here with the performance he recorded
here with the performance he recorded especially for countdown
especially for countdown
especially for countdown is dave matthews
hello uh i'm dave matthews and i was
hello uh i'm dave matthews and i was
hello uh i'm dave matthews and i was invited to play a song
invited to play a song
invited to play a song thank you for having me i was also
thank you for having me i was also
thank you for having me i was also invited to say
invited to say
invited to say something about climate change although
something about climate change although
something about climate change although i'm confident that those who are
i'm confident that those who are
i'm confident that those who are qualified have already
qualified have already
qualified have already said all that needs to be said
but it does seem to be by far the
but it does seem to be by far the
but it does seem to be by far the biggest problem
biggest problem
biggest problem facing humanity facing the world
facing humanity facing the world
facing humanity facing the world and uh
and uh
and uh and we certainly have to do something
and we certainly have to do something
and we certainly have to do something about it we have to do everything about
about it we have to do everything about
about it we have to do everything about it it should be everything we think
it it should be everything we think
it it should be everything we think about
about
about and then i also think about the fact
and then i also think about the fact
and then i also think about the fact that if every fish and every bird and
that if every fish and every bird and
that if every fish and every bird and every flower and every tree and every
every flower and every tree and every
every flower and every tree and every human and every little critter
human and every little critter
human and every little critter if all of it vanished
if all of it vanished
if all of it vanished and left a dead
and left a dead
and left a dead planet that was once once beautiful and
planet that was once once beautiful and
planet that was once once beautiful and blue
it wouldn't
it wouldn't
it wouldn't not even the moon would notice
not even the moon would notice
not even the moon would notice the stars certainly wouldn't miss us
the stars certainly wouldn't miss us
the stars certainly wouldn't miss us just be a speck of dust that never was
just be a speck of dust that never was
just be a speck of dust that never was and
and
and maybe that's a comfort
this song's called dive in and i hope
this song's called dive in and i hope
this song's called dive in and i hope it's appropriate
[Music]
[Music]
[Music] i saw a man on the side of the road with
i saw a man on the side of the road with
i saw a man on the side of the road with a sign that red
a sign that red
a sign that red i will work for food
i will work for food
i will work for food so i tried to look busy
so i tried to look busy
so i tried to look busy until the light turned green
until the light turned green
until the light turned green and i saw a bear on tv
and i saw a bear on tv
and i saw a bear on tv cause his friends were all drowning
see their homes were turning to water
see their homes were turning to water
see their homes were turning to water [Music]
[Music]
[Music] a strange kind of sad big old
[Music]
wake up sleepy head i think the sun's a
wake up sleepy head i think the sun's a
wake up sleepy head i think the sun's a little brighter today smile and watch
little brighter today smile and watch
little brighter today smile and watch the icicles melt away
the icicles melt away
the icicles melt away see the water rise and summers here to
see the water rise and summers here to
see the water rise and summers here to stay and that sweet summer breeze will
stay and that sweet summer breeze will
stay and that sweet summer breeze will blow forever go down to the shore get
blow forever go down to the shore get
blow forever go down to the shore get off your shoes dive in the empty ocean
you tell me
you tell me
you tell me everything will be
everything will be
everything will be okay if i just stay on my knees and keep
okay if i just stay on my knees and keep
okay if i just stay on my knees and keep praying
praying
praying believing in something
believing in something
believing in something you tell me
you tell me
you tell me everything is all taken care of by those
everything is all taken care of by those
everything is all taken care of by those qualified to take care of it all
qualified to take care of it all
qualified to take care of it all they take care of it
they take care of it
they take care of it so wake up
so wake up
so wake up sleepyhead i think the sun's a little
sleepyhead i think the sun's a little
sleepyhead i think the sun's a little brighter today smiling watch the icicles
brighter today smiling watch the icicles
brighter today smiling watch the icicles melt away
melt away
melt away see the water rise in summers here to
see the water rise in summers here to
see the water rise in summers here to stay and all those summer games will
stay and all those summer games will
stay and all those summer games will last forever go down to the shore kick
last forever go down to the shore kick
last forever go down to the shore kick off your shoes dive in the empty ocean
off your shoes dive in the empty ocean
off your shoes dive in the empty ocean someday
someday
someday you think we'll wake up
you think we'll wake up
you think we'll wake up in a world
on its way to getting better and if so
on its way to getting better and if so
on its way to getting better and if so can you tell me
i have been thinking
i have been thinking
i have been thinking that lately
that lately
that lately the blood is increasing
the blood is increasing
the blood is increasing the tourniquet's not keeping hold
the tourniquet's not keeping hold
the tourniquet's not keeping hold in spite of our twisting
in spite of our twisting
in spite of our twisting though we would love to believe that we
though we would love to believe that we
though we would love to believe that we are we are not in control
are we are not in control
are we are not in control though we would love to believe
though we would love to believe
though we would love to believe yeah
yeah
yeah wake up
wake up
wake up sleepyhead i think the sun's a little
sleepyhead i think the sun's a little
sleepyhead i think the sun's a little brighter today smile and watch the
brighter today smile and watch the
brighter today smile and watch the icicles melt away
icicles melt away
icicles melt away see the waters rise in summers in a
see the waters rise in summers in a
see the waters rise in summers in a stand all those summer girls will dance
stand all those summer girls will dance
stand all those summer girls will dance forever go down to the shore kick off
forever go down to the shore kick off
forever go down to the shore kick off your shoes dive in the empty ocean
Phonetic Breakdown of "sleepyhead"
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Definition of "sleepyhead"
Noun
-
A sleepy person.
-
The ruddy duck.