Tim Minchin - Lullaby Lyrics
Sleep, little baby, sleep now my loveThe Milky Way's shining high up aboveWhen you grow up, you will learn all that stuffBut for now, close your eyesClose your eyesSleep, little baby, try not to squawkTomorrow and tomorrow you'll learn how to walkTo love and laugh, to totter and talkBut for now, beddy-byesYour blanket's hand-knitted with pure angora woolYour nappy is dry and your tummy is fullOf enough antihistamine to chill out a bullYet still all this gringingWhat more could you want for? I just cannot guessYou constantly complain to me; you should feel blessedThere are children in Africa, starving to deathAnd you don't hear them whingingWhat more can I do to put a stop toThis mind-numbing noise you are making?Where is the line between patting and hitting?When is rocking "rocking" and when is it "shaking"?I don't know what else I can do to try to hush youMy heart says "I love you", but my brain's saying "***** you"And hoping a child trafficker will abduct youAt least then I'll get a few hours in bedI've shushed and I've cooed and I've even try to sing"Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" in the exact voice of RingoNow all I have left is to hope that a dingoWill sneak in and rip off your fat *****ing headHush little baby, don't say a wordPapa's gonna buy you a mockingbirdIn the hope you get avian fluThe nice folk in A&E will take care of youThat's it, close your eyes, shhh, not a soundI can barely see your tiny chest move up and downOne thing they don't mention in the parenting books; Your love for them grows, the closer to dead they look
