Lyrics of
Cry Baby Cry

Cry Baby Cry was composed by John Lennon, with a small contribution from Paul McCartney, and is one of the tracks on The Beatles White Album, released in 1968. The song reflects Lennons fascination with surrealism and the use of fairy-tale imagery to comment on deeper matters. The inspiration came from a radio commercial for a board game, which featured the slogan Cry baby cry, make your mother buy. Lennon transformed this into a song that blends ... a sense of childlike innocence with a touch of disenchantment. See more [+]



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

Can you take me back where I came from, can you take me back?
Can you take me back where I came from, brother can you take me back?
Can you take me back?
Oh can you take me where I came from, can you take me back?
(fade out)