She works the nights, by the water She’s gone astray, so far away From my father’s daughter She just wants a life for her baby All on her own, no one will come She’s got to save him(.... Daily struggle....)She tells him, “Ooh, love, no one’s ever gonna hurt you, love I’m gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you” (....Stay out there, stay out there....)She tells him, “Your life ain’t gon’ be nothing like my life You’re gonna grow and have a good life I’m gonna do what I’ve got to do” (....Stay out there, stay out there....)So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I’m gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don’t you cry Somebody’s got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I’m gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don’t you cry Rockabye, no...Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye (Rockabye, yeah oh oh) Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye...Single mama you doing out there Facing the hard life, without no fear (....Yeah....) Just so you know that you really care Cause any obstacle come you’re well prepared (....Oh no....) And no mama, you never shed tear Cause you have to shed things year after year And you give the youth love beyond compare (....Yeah....) You find his school fee and the bus fare (....Yeah....) Mmm Marie, the pops’ disappear In the round back can’t find him nowhere Steadily you work flow, everything you know Say you nah stop no time – no time for your jear...Now she got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold When he looks in her eyes He don’t know he is safe...When she says ,Ooh, love, no one’s ever gonna hurt you, love I’m gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you...So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye
I’m gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don’t you cry Somebody’s got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I’m gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don’t you cry (....Oh-badda-bang-bang-bang, alright then....) Rockabye, noRockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye (Rockabye, yeah oh oh) Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye...Rockabye, don’t bother cry Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky Rockabye, don’t bother cry Angels surround you, just dry your eye...Now she got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold When he looks in her eyes He don’t know he is safe when she says...She tells him, Ooh, love, no one’s ever gonna hurt you, love I’m gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you (....Stay out there, stay out there....)She tells him, Your life ain’t gonna be nothing like my life (stay) You’re gonna grow and have a good life I’m gonna do what I’ve got to do... (....Stay out there, stay out there....) So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye (....Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye....) I’m gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don’t you cry (....Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye....) Somebody’s got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye (....Rockabye-rocka-rocka-rocka-bye....) I’m gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don’t you cry (....Oh-badda-bang-bang-bang, alright then....) RockabyeRockabye, don’t bother cry Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky (..Rockabye..) Rockabye, don’t bother cry (..Yeah..) Angels surround you, just dry your eye (..Yeah..)Rockabye, don’t bother cry (..No..) Lift up your head, lift it up to the sky (..Oh..) Rockabye, don’t bother cry Angels surround you, just dry your eye...
