Cry, Baby, Cry

Words & Music:

John Lennon & Paul McCartney

 

G   Am    F    G

 

G          Am   F                G

Cry, baby, cry, make your mother sigh.

      Em7                A     F

She's old enough to know better.

 

Em              Em/D#           Em/D            Em/C#             C7  G

The king of Marigold was in the kitchen cooking breakfast for the queen.

Em                   Em/D#          Em/D          Em/C#           C7

The queen was in the parlor playing piano for the children of the king.

G          Am   F                G

Cry, baby, cry, make your mother sigh.

      Em7                A          F          G

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 Kircaldy, always smiling and arriving late for tea.

The Duke was having problems with a message at the local Bird & Bee.

Cry, baby, cry, make your mother sigh.

She's old enough to know better, so cry, baby, cry.

 

At 12 o'clock a meeting around 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, so cry, baby, cry.

Cry, cry, cry, baby, make your mother sigh.

      Em7                A          F          Emsus4

She's old enough to know better, so cry, baby, cry.