O Children Songtext
von Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Pass me that lovely little gun
My dear, my darling one
The cleaners are coming, one by one
You don′t even wanna let them start

They're knocking now upon your door
They measure the room, they know the score
They′re mopping up the butcher's floor
Of your broken little hearts

Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, children

Forgive us now for what we've done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag

Oh, children
(Lift up your voice) lift up your voice
Children
(Rejoice) rejoice


Come on, come on
Come on, come on

Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They′re gathering ′round with all my friends
We're older now and the light is dim
And you are only just beginning

Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, children

We have the answer to all your fears
It′s short, it's simple, it′s crystal clear
It's round about and it′s somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings

Oh, children
(Lift up your voice) lift up your voice
Children
(Rejoice) rejoice

The cleaners have done their job on you
They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove
They′ve hosed you down, you′re good as new
And they're lining up to inspect you


Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, children

Poor old Jim′s white as a ghost
He's found the answer that we lost
We′re all weeping now, weeping because
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you

Oh, children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice (rejoice)

Hey, little train, we′re jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, ma, we're having fun
The train ain′t even left the station

Hey, little train, wait for me
I once was blind, but now I see
And have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?

Hey, little train, wait for me
Was held in chains, but now I′m free
I'm hanging in there, don′t you see?
In this process of elimination (ooh, children)

Hey, little train, we're jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We are happy, ma, we are having fun (ooh, children)
Beyond my wildest expectation (ooh, children)

Hey, little train, we′re jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, ma, we′re having fun (ooh, children)
The train ain't even left the station (ooh, children)
Hey, little train, wait for me
I once was blind but now I see, ooh-ooh-ooh