Pass me that lovely little gun My dear, my darling one The cleaners are coming, one by one You don't even want to let them start Ponte: Verso 2: They are 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 Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children Verso 3: 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 Refrão 2: Oooo children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Ponte: Verso 4: Here comes Frank and poor old Jim They're gathering round with all my friends We're older now, the light is dim And you are only just beginning Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children Verso 5: We have the answer to all your fears It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear It's round about, it's somewhere here Lost amongst our winnings Oooo children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Verso 6: 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 They're lining up to inspect you Oooo-oooo-oooo-oooo children Verso 7: Poor old Jim's white as a ghost He's found the answer that was lost We're all weeping now, weeping because There ain't nothing we can do to protect you Oooo children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Verso 8: Hey little train! We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun And the train ain't even left the station Verso 9: Hey little train! Wait for me! I once was blind but now I see Have you left a seat for me? Is that such a stretch of the imagination? Verso 10: Hey little train! Wait for me! I was held in chains but now I'm free I'm hanging in there, don't you see In this process of elimination Verso 11: Hey little train! We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun It's beyond my wildest expectation Verso 12: Hey little train! We are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun And the train ain't even left the station

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