O Children Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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 are 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 

O 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 

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O children 

Lift up your voice, lift up your voice 

Children 

Rejoice, rejoice 

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 

O 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 

They're lining up to inspect you 

O 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! 

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 are all jumping on 

The train that goes to the Kingdom 

We're happy, Ma, we're having fun 

It's beyond my wildest expectation 

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