O Children by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
From The Album Lyre of Orpheus
[Intro]
[Verse]
Pass me that lovely little gun
My dear, my darling one
The cleaners are coming, one by one
You don t even want to let them start
[Bridge]
[Verse]
They are knocking now upon your door
They measure the room, they know the score
They re mopping up the butcher s floor
Of your broken little hearts
[Chorus]
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children
[Verse]
Forgive us now for what we ve done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag
[Chorus]
Oooo children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
[Bridge]
[Verse]
Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They re gathering round with all my friends
We re older now, the light is dim
And you are only just beginning
[Chorus]
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children
[Verse]
We have the answer to all your fears
It s short, it s simple, it s crystal clear
It s round about, it s somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings
[Chorus]
Oooo children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
[Verse]
The cleaners have done their job on you
They re hip to it, man, they re in the groove
They ve hosed you down, you re good as new
They re lining up to inspect you
[Chorus]
Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children
[Verse]
Poor old Jim s white as a ghost
He s found the answer that was lost
We re all weeping now, weeping because
There ain t nothing we can do to protect you
[Chorus]
Oooo children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
[Verse]
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We re happy, Ma, we re having fun
And the train ain t even left the station
[Verse]
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I once was blind but now I see
Have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?
[Verse]
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was held in chains but now I m free
I m hanging in there, don t you see
In this process of elimination
[Verse]
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We re happy, Ma, we re having fun
It s beyond my wildest expectation
[Verse]
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We re happy, Ma, we re having fun
And the train ain t even left the station (Fade Out)
