Yea, yea, my lord: I’ll yield him thee asleep,
Where thou mayst knock a nail into his bead.

– William Shakespeare

The Tempest, Act 3, Scene 2. Caliban has convinced Stephano to kill his master Prospero and take control of the island from him. In this passage he tells Stephano that he will bring him to Prospero when he is asleep and Stephano can knock a nail into his head.