Lyrics to Molly Had a Little Lamb

Molly turns the light on as she turns the alarm off

Yeah she rails against her daughter's fits and gives the kid a cuff

'Cause she's late to catch her bus, and mommy's had enough

Of her precocious wit today

Molly backs into the house to wipe her face off of the dirt

She forgets to eat her breakfast, so she passes out at work

Now the secretaries look at her as though she

Needs the fat sucked from her head,

Until she's cold, and limp, and dead

And just as pleased as peaches

Tuck your heart away

You won't be needing it today

We hate to say it, but you're bound to break it

If you don't take special care

Missed call

Dammit all!

Have you any life insurance

Cut backs

Where's the kid?

Have you any wool?

Mama Mommy Mother-dearest don't send me to private school

I promise, promise I'll do better Daddy won't cheat any more

Come now, come now

Give the girl a promise Molly

Come now, come now

Give the girl your word

Have you any life insurance?

Have you any wool?

Poor old Molly's off her trolley

(Day-in, day-out)

Poor old Molly's gone right 'round the bend

Molly's husband crawls to dinner, inspecting his lover's work

His left hand holds a looking-glass and the other's in the lurch

Picking up and throwing plates, demanding Molly gets a face-lift

For his forty-fifth birthday

She's better let the baby have it's way

Or he'll be sore, as sure as sugar

Molly turns to switch the light off as she turns the water on

The leaves left in her cup tell her that life's bound to go on

Then she lays her head down, counting sheep and dreaming

About getting hers some day

Tuck your heart away

You won't be needing it today

We hate to say it, but you're bound to break it

If you don't take special care

You can hide it anywhere

Or you can just forget it