O Children Lyrics - Abattoir Blues/the Lyre Of Orpheus - Nick Cave

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 

(Oh, 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 

(Oh, children) 

(Lift up your voice, lift up your voice) 

(Children) 

(Rejoice, rejoice) 

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, and the light is dim 

And you are only just beginning 

Oh, children 

We have the answer to all your fears 

It's short, it's simple, it's crystal-cear 

It's roundabout and it's somewhere here 

Lost amongst our winnings 

(Oh, 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 

Oh children 

Poor old Jim's white as a ghost 

He's found the answer that was lost 

We're all weeping now, weeping because 

There ain't nothing we can do to protect you 

(Oh, children) 

(Lift up your voice, lift up your voice) 

(Children) 

(Rejoice, rejoice) 

(Hey little train, we're 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) 

And have you left a seat for me? 

Is that such a stretch of the imagination? 

(Hey little train, wait for me) 

(I 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're jumping on) 

(The train that goes to the Kingdom) 

We're happy, Ma, we're having fun (children) 

It's beyond my wildest expectation (oh, children) 

(Hey little train, we're jumping on) 

(The train that goes to the Kingdom) 

We're happy, Ma, we're having fun 

The train ain't even left the station (oh, children) 

(Hey, little train, wait for me) 

(I once was blind but now I see)