Red rover, red rover
Send Mary right over
Schoolbooks in her hand

And her shawl over her shoulder
And let her run
Run as fast as she can

Don't let her grow up to be
Like her mother
Heart so unconvinced and her world

So undiscovered
And asking for forgiveness
Not knowing how to forgive.


And oh
Just let her go

And oh
She's beautiful
If you hold her back,

She may never know.

Red rover, red rover,

Send Daniel
Schoolbooks in his hand
And a coat over his shoulder

And let him run
Run as fast as he can
Don't let him grow up to be like his father

Heart so set in stone
And smile so undercover
And opening the door to love,

Never letting love in.

And oh

Just let him go
And oh
He's beautiful

If you hold him back,
He may never know.