Cry Baby Cry
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better

So cry baby cry

The king of Marigold was in the kitchen

cooking breakfast for the queen
The queen was in the parlor playing piano
for the children of the king


Cry Baby Cry
Make your mother sigh

She's old enough to know better
So cry baby cry


The king was in the garden picking flowers
for a friend who came to play
The queen was in the playroom painting pictures

for the children's holiday

Cry Baby Cry

Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
So cry baby cry


The duchess of Kirkcaldy always smiling
and arriving late for tea

The duke was having problems with the message
at the local Bird and Bee


Cry Baby Cry
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better

So cry baby cry

Twelve o'clock a meeting 'round the table

for a sentence in the dark
With voices out of nowhere put on specially
by the children for a lark


Cry Baby Cry
Make your mother sigh

She's old enough to know better
So cry baby cry