Lullaby

Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do She does tell me of she history She does tell me of bloodlines When we was thirteen pickney She would learn us all the time She scream, "Oh me Allah Tallah" When we does gallivant and scream Cocoa in the evening While she sit and chop the greens And she'd sing Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do We making up our stories As she cooking up the food Curry, rice and roti Fried chicken if we're good She tell us to be strong, nah She teach us to be proud When we thirteen pickney Did sleep at nanny's house She would sing Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do Do-do, ba-ba, do-do Ba-ba want to do-do Where did that come from? Just to keep them babies quite Do-do means sleep, doesn't it? Do-do means sleep, yes Well, when you used to look after us Did you, did you enjoy looking after all thirteen of us? Oh, yeah, yes! I enjoyed looking after them So much time I used to make over them You're glad for grandchildren The only thing I does say The come like a flock of sheep! Allah, Allah, I love my grandchildren