1. 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
2. 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
3. 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 t ea
The duke was having problems with a message
At the local bird and bee
4. 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
