The Decemberists

Lyrics to Better Not Wake the Baby

[Verse 1]
Kick a hole in the hallway wall
Singing like a painted lady
Use your skull like a cannonball
But it better not wake the baby

[Chorus]
How long will this go on?
How long, indeed?
Bang a drum 'till the money's all gone
But it better not wake the baby

[Verse 2]
Make your moan of your lot in life
Split your mind half crazy
Gouge your eyes with a butter knife
But it better not wake the baby

[Chorus]
How long will this go on?
How long, indeed?
Bang a drum 'till the money's all gone
But it better not wake the baby

[Verse 3]
Drown yourself in crocodile tears
Curse the gods what made 'ye
Pine away for your better years
But it better not wake the baby

[Chorus]
How long will this go on?
How long, indeed?
Bang a drum 'till the money's all gone
But it better not wake the baby

How long will this go on?
How long, indeed?
Bang a drum 'till the money's all gone
But it better not wake the
But it better not wake the
But it better not wake the baby