the year was 1915,
when regret won the derby,
and the war was on
they say it must have struck a vein,
the bullet lodged in his brain,
and he'll never be the same
paul kern can't sleep,
he can't afford his whiskey neat,
paul kern can't sleep a wink
the year, 1930
and paul made the dailies,
for 15 years he'd been awake,
and it's earned international fame
by 1945, 30 years without shuteye,
if paul were still alive then,
would fatigue have finally set in?
paul kern can't sleep
he can't afford his whiskey neat
paul kern can't sleep a wink
paul kern can't sleep
for 15 years he counted sheep
but paul kern can't sleep a wink