The Wainwright Sisters - Lullaby for a doll

^CWhen I was ^Gsmall I had ^Cdolls, some could ^D7walk Some could talk, some could ^Gcry ^{D G}Others would ^Dmwet when I'd ^Clie 'em down And like a ^Gmother I'd ^Crock them to ^D7sleep with some old melo^Gdy ^{D G}One I had ^Dmlearned at my ^Cmother's knee

Their ^Dmtiny ^Feyes would ^Cclose on a hinge Not to ^Fopen 'til I ^Gsat 'em up ^Cstraight With ^Dmjust ^Fone sad ^Ccry they'd lie there 'Til ^FI decided the ^Gtime had come to ^Cplay

^FSang it for the ^Clast time Left them ^Gthere to lie forever in the ^Cdark

By and ^Dby I went to school Learned of ^Glife and all it's ^Dmysteries I felt its ^A7pleasures after ^Asundown in the ^Gpark Where at ^Dfirst I walked a^Flone, but ^Gsoon walked with ^Dothers 'Til the ^Fone to hold my ^Chand had that ^A7touch to set me ^Doff I got ^Gmarried and had ^Dchildren, a ^Chouse and ^Dfurniture A ^Fdentist, a ^Cdoctor to ^Amonitor each ^Dcough

Then one day I called my daughter, I ^Gcalled her by her little ^Dname I found her ^A7playing house in the dining ^Droom The table was her room and ^Gbooks were her ^Dplay-chairs Every doll was ^A7dressed and working Some with dustpans and some with ^Gbrooms And ^CI sat down beside her to ^Fhelp her make her little ^Chome My fingers ^Gfumbled with the snaps I couldn't hold the Barbie ^Fcoat Then it ^Gclicked^D and I re^Gmembered

^CWhen I was ^Gsmall I had ^Cdolls, some could ^D7walk Some could talk, some could ^Gcry ^{D G}Others would ^Dmwet when I'd ^Clie 'em down And like a ^Gmother I'd ^Crock them to ^D7sleep with some old melo^Gdy ^{D G}One I had ^Dmlearned at my ^Cmother's knee

But ^Dmyou, you're ^Flike no ^Cdoll You don't fall a^Fsleep after I've ^Gkissed you good^Cnight Un^Dmlike your ^Fdoll, you ^Cwon't stay small You'll ^Fgrow and grow too ^Gsoon, to take ^Cflight