Written by ： Kimya Dawson
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
