Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Lullaby for a Doll lyrics

When I was small I had dolls Some could walk Some could talk Some could cry Others would wet when I'd lie 'em down And like a mother I'd rock them sleep with some old melody One I had learned at my mother's knee And their tiny eyes would close on a hinge Not to open 'til I sat 'em up straight With just one sad cry They'd lie there – 'til I decided The time had gone to play Then one day I sang my song Sang it for the last time Left them there to lie forever in the dark By and by I went to school To learn of life and all it's mysteries Found its pleasures after sundown in the park Where at first I walked alone Soon walked with others 'Til the one to hold my hand had that touch to set me off I got married and had children A house and furniture A dentist, a doctor - to monitor each cough Then one day I called my daughter I called her by her little name I found her playin' house in the dining room The table was her room And books were her play-chairs Every doll was dressed and working Some with dustpans and some with brooms And then I got down beside her To help make her little home My fingers fumbled with the snaps I couldn't hold Barbie's coat Then they clicked And I remembered When I was small I had dolls Some could walk Some could talk Some could cry Others would wet when I'd lie 'em down And like a mother I'd rock them sleep with some old melody One I had learned at my mother's knee But you - you're like no doll You don't fall asleep after I've kissed you goodnight And unlike your doll you won't stay small You'll grow and grow too soon to take flight