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All the battered babies looking for their mothers, looking for their cousins
All the battered babies searching in cinemas in their douzens
All the battered babies lining up and staring out
All the battered babies they know what loneliness is about
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Please don't beat your children, please don't break their hearts
Please don't beat your children, all the battered babies
All the battered babies, looking for some love.
All the battered babies, you see 'em almost everywhere
All the battered babies, ripping up seats and burning down chairs
All the battered babies, searching for arms that really care
All the battered babies, running angry everywhere
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All the battered babies, wiping tears with barberd wire handkerchieves
All the battered babies, searching streets with grubby knees
All the battered babies, one room flats with plenty of fleas
All the battered babies, why don't you kiss them, kiss them please
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