

| A | Bm | G | A | |
| Cry, baby, | cry.... | make your mother | sigh, |
| F#m | B | G | |
| she's | old enough to know | better... |
| F#m | F#m7 | F#m | |
| The | king of Mari | gold was in the | kitchen |
| F#m7 | D7 | A | |
| cooking | breakfast for the | queen. |
| F#m | F#m7 | F#m | |
| The | queen was in the | parlour playing | piano |
| F#m7 | D7 | |
| for the | children of the | king. |
| CHORUS: |
| A | Bm | G | A | |
| Cry, baby, | cry.... | make your mother | sigh, |
| F#m | B | G | A | |
| she's | old enough to know | better, so | cry, baby, | cry. |
| F#m | F#m7 | F#m | |
| The | king was in the | garden picking | flowers |
| F#m7 | D7 | A | |
| for a | friend who came to | play. |
| F#m | F#m7 | F#m | |
| The | queen was in the | playroom painting | pictures |
| F#m7 | D7 | |
| for the | children's holi | day. |
| CHORUS: |
| F#m | F#m7 | F#m | |
| The | Duchess of Kir | caldy, always | smiling, |
| F#m7 | D7 | A | |
| and | arriving late for | tea. |
| F#m | F#m7 | F#m | |
| The | Duke was having | problems with a | message |
| F#m7 | D7 | |
| at the | local Bird and | Bee. |
| CHORUS: |
| F#m | F#m7 | F#m | |
| At | twelve o'clock a | meeting round the | table |
| F#m7 | D7 | A | |
| for a | seance in the | dark. |
| F#m | F#m7 | F#m | |
| With | voices out of | nowhere put on | specially |
| F#m7 | D7 | |
| by the | children for a | lark. |
| CHORUS:(x2) |
| A sixties smash from Kraziekhat. |