Today is the day we give babies away...

[lydy]

My grandfather was a sailor, and he used to sing my mother the clean parts of sailor songs as lullabyes. Barnacle Bill, as you might guess, was severely truncated. He would also say, "Today is the day we give babies away, with a half a pound of tea," but he never followed it up with the next line, "So if you know any ladies that need any babies, just send them all to me."

God knows why that's on my mind at 3:30 a.m.

They haven't called Ohio, yet, but I am pretty sure it will go to Bush. Minnesota went to Kerry, so I guess I did my part. As for the rest of it, I have either too much or too little to say. I wonder...will abortion be legal in 4 years? I do wonder. And there is the too much and too little, all in one sentence.

"It's all over now, Baby Blue."

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[mschilepepper.livejournal.com]

Ahem! I found this post via Google, so here I go, resurrecting an ooooold post of yours to give you a second verse to that song! ;)

Today is the day we give babies away
With a half a pound of tea
You just open the lid, and out pops the kid
With a twelve-month guarantee.

Song

[(Anonymous)]

The way my Grandma sang it, was--
"This is the day they give babies away with a half a pound of tea.
Lift up the lid and take out the kid, with a written guarantee---"
And I don't remember the rest but it left off in the song like there was more. I'm very sure my grandmother wouldn't have sung any questionable lyrics.

[(Anonymous)]

My mom sang it as
"This is the day they babies away with a half a pound of tea,
So if you know any ladies what wants any babies- just send them round to me.