What is "lazybones"

Lazybones \La"zy*bones`\, n. A lazy person. [Colloq.]

1590s, from lazy + plural of bone (n.).

n. (context slang English) A person who is lazy; one who is inactive and without ambition.

n. a lazy person

Lazybones or "Lazy Bones" is a Tin Pan Alley song written in 1933, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael. Major hit records at the time of introduction included Ted Lewis and Mildred Bailey. Jonathan King's 1971 revival was a Top 20 hit in the UK and was played on US soft rock stations, earning a position on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, reached #34. King's version sold over a million copies around the world.

According to Carmichael, in an interview, Mercer came into Carmichael’s apartment in New York one day and saw Hoagy “snoozin’” on his couch. Mercer said, “Hoag, I’m gonna write a song called ‘Lazy Bones’.” Carmichael said, “Well, let’s get at it.” They went over to Hoagy’s piano, Johnny said the first line and Hoagy started playing a melody. The song was done in twenty minutes. Both men have agreed on the time in separate interviews.

Mercer was a southern boy from Savannah, Georgia, and resented the Tin Pan Alley attitude of rejecting southern regional vernacular in favor of artificial southern songs written by people who had never been to the South. Alex Wilder attributes much of the popularity of this song to Mercer's perfect regional lyric.

He wrote the lyrics to "Lazybones" as a protest against those artificial "Dixies", announcing the song's authenticity at the start with "Long as there is chicken gravy on your rice".

Lazybones is a 1935 British film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a Quota quickie.

Lazybones may refer to:

• "Lazybones" (song), a 1933 song by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael
• Lazybones (film), a 1935 British film directed by Michael Powell
• Lazybones (1925 film), a 1925 film directed by Frank Borzage
• Lazy Bones (1934 film), 1934 part-animation film by Fleischer Studios featuring Borrah Minevitch

Lazybones is a silent film, a drama and romance, produced and directed by Frank Borzage, starring Madge Bellamy, Charles "Buck" Jones, and Zasu Pitts. It opened in New York City on September 22, 1924, and received wider distribution by Fox Film Corporation during 1925.