Beatles songs, Cry Baby Cry

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Beatles songs, Cry Baby Cry

Cry Baby Cry

(John Lennon and Paul McCartney)

Albums in which the song is present

   1968 - The Beatles (White Album)
   1996 - Anthology 3

JOHN 1968: 'I've got another one here… a few words… I think I got them from an advert.
'Cry baby cry, make your mother BUY.' I've been playing it over and over on the piano.
I've let it go now, but it will come back if I really want it.
Sometimes I get up from the piano as if I've been in a trance, and I know I have let a few things slip away which I could have caught had I wanted something.'

JOHN 1980: 'A piece of rubbish.'

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

The king of Marigold was in the kitchen
Cooking breakfast for the queen
The queen was in the parlour
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 childrens holiday

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

The duchess of Kircaldy always smiling
And arriving late for tea
The duke was having problems
With a 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

At twelve o'clock a meeting round the table
For a seance 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 cry cry cry baby
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
Cry baby cry

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