(Sol) (Lam) (Fa) (Sol)
Cry baby cry make your mother sigh
(Mim) (Mim7)+ (Mim7)
The king of Marigold was in the kitchen
(Mim6) (Do7) (Sol)
Cooking breakfast for the queen
(Mim) (Mim7)+ (Mim7)
The queen was in the parlour playing piano
(Mim6) (Do7)
For the children of the king
Chorus:
(Sol) (Lam) (Fa) (Sol)
Cry baby cry make your mother sigh
(Mim) (La7) (Fa) (Sol)
She\'s old enough to know better so cry baby cry
(Mim) (Mim7)+ (Mim7)
The king was in the garden picking flowers
(Mim6) (Do7) (Sol)
For a friend who came to play
(Mim) (Mim7)+ (Mim7)
The queen was in the playroom painting pictures
(Mim6) (Do7)
For the children?s holiday
**Chorus
(Sol) (Lam) (Fa) (Sol)
Cry baby cry make your mother sigh
(Mim) (La7) (Fa) (Sol)
She\'s old enough to know better so cry baby cry
(Mim) (Mim7)+ (Mim7)
The duchess of Kircaldy always smiling
(Mim6) (Do7) (Sol)
And arriving late for tea
(Mim) (Mim7)+ (Mim7)
The duke was having problems with a message
(Mim6) (Do7)
At the local bird and bee
**Chorus
(Sol) (Lam) (Fa) (Sol)
Cry baby cry make your mother sigh
(Mim) (La7) (Fa) (Sol)
She\'s old enough to know better so cry baby cry
(Mim) (Mim7)+ (Mim7)
At twelve o\'clock a meeting round the table
(Mim6) (Do7) (Sol)
For a seance in the dark
(Mim) (Mim7)+ (Mim7)
With voices out of nowhere put on specially
(Mim6) (Do7)
By the children for a lark