O Children

Nick Cave and the bad seeds

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

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

O children

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

O children
 Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
 Children
 Rejoice, rejoice

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

O children

We have the answer to all your fears
 It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
 It's round about and it's somewhere here
 Lost amongst our winnings

O children
 Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
 Children
 Rejoice, rejoice

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

O children

Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
 He's found the answer that we lost
 We're all weeping now, weeping because
 There ain't nothing we can do to protect you

O children
 Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
 Children
 Rejoice, rejoice

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

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?

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

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

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