O Children
Pass me that lovely little gunMy dear, my darling oneThe cleaners are coming, one by oneYou don't even want to let them start
They are knocking now upon your doorThey measure the room, they know the scoreThey're mopping up the butcher's floorOf your broken little heart
O children
Forgive us now for what we've doneIt started out as a bit of funHere, take these before we run awayThe keys to the gulag
O childrenLift up your voice, lift up your voiceChildrenRejoice, rejoice
Here comes Frank and poor old JimThey're gathering round with all my friendsWe're older now, the light is dimAnd you are only just beginning
O children
We have the answer to all your fearsIt's short, it's simple, it's crystal clearIt's round about, it's somewhere hereLost amongst our winnings
O childrenLift up your voice, lift up your voiceChildrenRejoice, rejoice
The cleaners have done their job on youThey're hip to it, man, they're in the grooveThey've hosed you down, you're good as newAnd they're lining up to inspect you
O children
Poor old Jim's white as a ghostHe's found the answer that we lostWe're all weeping now, weeping becauseThere ain't nothing we can do to protect you
O childrenLift up your voice, lift up your voiceChildrenRejoice, rejoice
Hey little train! We're all jumping onThe train that goes to the KingdomWe're happy, Ma, we're having funAnd the train ain't even left the station
Hey, little train! Wait for me!I once was blind but now I seeHave 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 freeI'm hanging in there, don't you seeIn this process of elimination
Hey little train! We're all jumping onThe train that goes to the KingdomWe're happy, Ma, we're having funIt's beyond my wildest expectation
Hey little train! We are all jumping onThe train that goes to the KingdomWe're happy, Ma, we're having funAnd the train ain't even left the station