Daydream Believer

Anne Murray

Words and Music by John Stewart



Peaked at #12 in 1980

Previously a # 1 for The Monkees in 1967



Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings of the bluebird as she *sleeps*

The six o'clock alarm would never ring

But it rings and we rise, wipe the sleep out of our eyes

The shavin' razor's cold and it stings



CHORUS

Cheer up, sleepy Jean, oh what can it mean

To a daydream believer and a homecoming queen?



I once thought of you as a white knight on a steed

Now you know how happy we can be

Oh, and our good times **started then

With a dollar one to spend**

But how much baby do we really need?



CHORUS



Brief instrumental interlude



CHORUS X 2 with FADE in middle of the second



TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: * Anne definitely sings *sleep* whereas the Monkees sang "sings." Sheet

music agrees with the Monkees but hers makes more sense. In that the second part of the verse is

about waking up, one may infer that the first part is about being asleep. Who could sleep beneath a

bird's wings as it SINGS?



The Monkees also sang **start and end WITHOUT dollar one to spend." I'm of two minds here: In

that it likely means they were happy when they didn't have much money, WITHOUT makes lots of sense.

On the other hand, "with a dollar one to spend" could be seen as having only $1.01. Sheet music

agrees with the Monkees' "without."