Pass me that lovely little gun
00:29
My dear, my darling one
00:33
The cleaners are coming, one by one
00:36
You don't even want to let them start
00:39
They're knocking now upon your door
00:44
They measure the room, they know the score
01:03
They're mopping up the butcher's floor
01:07
Of your broken little hearts
01:12
Children
01:18
Forgive us now for what we've done
01:31
It started out as a bit of fun
01:35
Here, take these before we run away
01:38
The keys to the gulag
01:43
O children
01:50
01:54
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
01:57
02:05
Children
02:08
Rejoice, rejoice
02:13
Come on
02:22
Come on
02:26
Come on
02:31
Come on
02:35
Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
02:38
They're gathering 'round with all my friends
02:40
We're older now, the light is dim
02:44
And you are only just beginning
02:48
Children
02:54
We have the answer to all your fears
03:08
It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
03:12
It's round about and it's somewhere here
03:15
Lost amongst our winnings
03:20
O children
03:25
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
03:29
Children
03:40
Rejoice, rejoice
03:46
The cleaners have done their job on you
03:56
They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove
03:59
They've hosed you down, you're good as new
04:02
And they're lining up to inspect you
04:05
Children
04:13
Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
04:27
He's found the answer that we lost
04:30
We're all weeping now, weeping because
04:34
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you
04:37
O children
04:43
04:48
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
04:51
Children
05:01
Rejoice, rejoice
05:05
Hey little train, we are all jumping on
05:13
The train that goes to the Kingdom
05:16
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
05:19
And the train ain't even left the station
05:24
Hey little train, wait for me
05:29
I once was blind but now I see
05:31
Have you left a seat for me?
05:35
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?
05:39
Hey little train, wait for me
05:44
Was held in chains but now I'm free
05:46
I'm hanging in there, don't you see
05:50
In this process of elimination
05:54
Hey little train, we are all jumping on
05:58
The train that goes to the Kingdom
06:01
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun (ooh, children)
06:05
It's beyond my wildest expectation (ooh, children)
06:11
Hey little train, we are all jumping on
06:14
The train that goes to the Kingdom
06:17
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun (ooh, children)
06:20
And the train ain't even left the station (ooh, children)
06:25
Hey little train, wait for me
06:30
I once was blind but now I see, ooh
06:33
06:35
O Children – English Lyrics
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Lyrics & Translation
[English]
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're 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
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
Come on
Come on
Come on
Come on
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
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
And they're lining up to inspect you
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
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 (ooh, children)
It's beyond my wildest expectation (ooh, children)
Hey little train, we are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun (ooh, children)
And the train ain't even left the station (ooh, children)
Hey little train, wait for me
I once was blind but now I see, ooh
...
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