Rock-A-Bye Baby

Apart from the first verse, I wrote this for my mom to sing on her forthcoming CD. The first and last verse are sung a capella. The middle verses are accompanied by an every increasingly manic piano. I can't believe she agreed to sing it!!!!

Rock-a-bye, baby In the treetop When the wind blows The cradle will rock When the bough breaks The cradle will fall And down will come baby Cradle and all When you get big We’ll send you to school They’ll teach you to write And how to be cruel When the nerd breaks And shoots up the hall Then down will come baby, Bookbag and all One day you’ll move And load up your truck We’ll hand you a cellphone And wish you good luck When the truck brakes, And hits a brick wall Then down will come baby, Cellphone and all. Down through the years The children have grown People divided and stuck to their own When the world crumbles And humanity falls Then down will come baby, Children and all. Rock a bye baby In mother’s embrace The warmth of a parent Cannot be replaced The voice of an angel Comes down from above And baby is safest When cradled in love.