Cry baby cry,
make your mother sigh
The king of Marigold was in the kitchen
cooking breakfast for the queen
The queen was in the parlor 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 children's holiday
Cry baby cry,
make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better,
so cry baby cry
The duchess of Kikori 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 séance 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 baby cry,
make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better,
so cry baby cry
Cry baby cry,
make your mother sigh She's old enough to know better,
so cry baby cry