bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air   i wanna duck and cover but i've gotta stay out here   'cause i know myself and if i hole up in my room   i'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom      so i called john 'cause i know he knows sorrow   he said "i'll be in the city tomorrow"   so i go down and i watch him sing   and the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah      and now there's a mountain goat   precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat   it says "sometimes whispering's okay,   but maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"      the lady took the baby   i know she loves the baby   but the baby has a daddy   and his daddy loves him too   how could she take the baby?   maybe she's gone crazy   she won't share   it's not fair   there's nothing i can do      the lady took the baby   i know she loves the baby   but the baby has a daddy   and his daddy loves him too   how could she take the baby?   maybe she's gone crazy   she won't share   it's not fair   there's nothing i can do      tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed   by wednesday morning my grandma was dead   i was in charlotte, i took the bus home   her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room      and as i lay me down to sleep i felt her spirit rise up through me   she said "i got to live a long eighty six years, dry your tears.   i know it's hard but please let go so i can meet your grandpa in the undertow   chin up girl, you've got to be strong, and know when you're singing i'm singing along"      the lady took the baby   i know she loves the baby   but the baby has a daddy   and his daddy loves him too   how could she take the baby?   maybe she's gone crazy   she won't share   it's not fair   there's nothing i can do      the lady took the baby   i know she loves the baby   but the baby has a daddy   and his daddy loves him too   how could she take the baby?   maybe she's gone crazy   she won't share   it's not fair   there's nothing i can do      little bitty baby so far away   we hope that you can come home soon   when we're not together, now or ever   always remember i love you      little bitty baby so far away   we hope that you can come home soon   when we're not together, now or ever   always remember i love you