bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air i wanna duck and cover but i've gotta stay out here 'cause i know myself and if i hole up in my room i'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom so i called john 'cause i know he knows sorrow he said "i'll be in the city tomorrow" so i go down and i watch him sing and the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah and now there's a mountain goat precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat it says "sometimes whispering's okay, but maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today" the lady took the baby i know she loves the baby but the baby has a daddy and his daddy loves him too how could she take the baby? maybe she's gone crazy she won't share it's not fair there's nothing i can do the lady took the baby i know she loves the baby but the baby has a daddy and his daddy loves him too how could she take the baby? maybe she's gone crazy she won't share it's not fair there's nothing i can do tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed by wednesday morning my grandma was dead i was in charlotte, i took the bus home her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room and as i lay me down to sleep i felt her spirit rise up through me she said "i got to live a long eighty six years, dry your tears. i know it's hard but please let go so i can meet your grandpa in the undertow chin up girl, you've got to be strong, and know when you're singing i'm singing along" the lady took the baby i know she loves the baby but the baby has a daddy and his daddy loves him too how could she take the baby? maybe she's gone crazy she won't share it's not fair there's nothing i can do the lady took the baby i know she loves the baby but the baby has a daddy and his daddy loves him too how could she take the baby? maybe she's gone crazy she won't share it's not fair there's nothing i can do little bitty baby so far away we hope that you can come home soon when we're not together, now or ever always remember i love you little bitty baby so far away we hope that you can come home soon when we're not together, now or ever always remember i love you
bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air i wanna duck and cover but i've gotta stay out here 'cause i know myself and if i hole up in my room i'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom so i called john 'cause i know he knows sorrow he said "i'll be in the city tomorrow" so i go down and i watch him sing and the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah and now there's a mountain goat precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat it says "sometimes whispering's okay, but maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today" the lady took the baby i know she loves the baby but the baby has a daddy and his daddy loves him too how could she take the baby? maybe she's gone crazy she won't share it's not fair there's nothing i can do the lady took the baby i know she loves the baby but the baby has a daddy and his daddy loves him too how could she take the baby? maybe she's gone crazy she won't share it's not fair there's nothing i can do tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed by wednesday morning my grandma was dead i was in charlotte, i took the bus home her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room and as i lay me down to sleep i felt her spirit rise up through me she said "i got to live a long eighty six years, dry your tears. i know it's hard but please let go so i can meet your grandpa in the undertow chin up girl, you've got to be strong, and know when you're singing i'm singing along" the lady took the baby i know she loves the baby but the baby has a daddy and his daddy loves him too how could she take the baby? maybe she's gone crazy she won't share it's not fair there's nothing i can do the lady took the baby i know she loves the baby but the baby has a daddy and his daddy loves him too how could she take the baby? maybe she's gone crazy she won't share it's not fair there's nothing i can do little bitty baby so far away we hope that you can come home soon when we're not together, now or ever always remember i love you little bitty baby so far away we hope that you can come home soon when we're not together, now or ever always remember i love you
