Dillie Keane - Look Mummy, No Hands lyrics

Remember the fair, Ma The two of us there, Ma By the merry-go-round? I stood there entranced As the bright horses danced To a magical sound; Just sixpence for pleasure untold: And I rode in a whirl of scarlet and gold; Look, Mummy, no hands; I'm riding the roundabout all by myself; Look, Mummy, no hands; I called as I pa**ed her, Faster and faster; “Hold on tight, darling!” she called out in fear; But I laughed and pretended that I couldn't hear; How careless we are when we're young….. Remember the years Of the sulks and the tears? Do you recall? I hated you when You said “Be back by ten,” I knew it all; Always asking to know what I'd done; When as far as I knew, I was just having fun; Look, Mummy, no hands; I know how to take good care of myself; Look, Mummy, no hands; Please don't be a bore, ‘Cause I know the score; She tried to warn me, but I wouldn't heed her; I was grown up, I didn't need her; How careless we are when we're young….. Remember the daughter And all that you taught her? She's grown up at last; With a child of her own She struggles alone As the years all rush past; But now you're not there to answer her calls; You're not there to catch her as she stumbles and falls; Look, Mummy, no hands; I'm having to do it all by myself; Look, Mummy, no hands; I used to dismiss you, Now I just miss you; As my child grows away from me, I feel my heart sinking; Then I look back and smile, and I find myself thinking How careless we are when we're young