Lullaby for a Doll lyrics

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Lullaby for a Doll lyrics

When I was small I had dolls

Some could walk

Some could talk

Some could cry

Others would wet when I'd lie 'em down

And like a mother I'd rock them to sleep with some old melody

One I had learned at my mother's knee

And their tiny eyes would close on a hinge

Not to open till I sat 'em up straight

With just one sad cry

They'd lie there - till I decided

The time had come to play

Then one day I sang my song

Sang it for the last time

Left them there to lie forever in the dark

By and by I went to school

To learn of life and all it's mysteries

Found its pleasures after sundown in the park

Where at first I walked alone

Soon walked with others

Till the one to hold my hand had that touch to set me off

I got married and had children

A house and furniture

A dentist, a doctor - to monitor each cough

Then one day I called my daughter

I called her by her little name

I found her playing house in the dining room

The table was her roof

And books were her play-chairs

Every doll was dressed and working

Some with dustpans and some with brooms

And then I got down beside her

To help make her little home

My fingers fumbled with the snaps

I couldn't hold Barbie's comb

Then it clicked

And I remembered

When I was small I had dolls

Some could walk

Some could talk

Some could cry

Others would wet when I'd lie 'em down

And like a mother I'd rock them to sleep with some old melody

One I had learned at my mother's knee

But you - you're like no doll

You don't fall asleep after I've kissed you goodnight

And unlike your doll you won't stay small

You'll grow and grow, too soon, to take flight

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  • Languages:English, French
  • Genre:Pop-Folk
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