Better Not Wake the Baby Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Cyberghost 

Cover art for Better Not Wake the Baby lyrics by Decemberists, The

Correct lyrics :

Kick a hole in the hallway While singing like a painted lady Use your skull like a cannonball But it better not wake the baby

How long will this go on? How long, indeed? You can bang a drum 'till the money's all gone But it better not wake the baby

Make your moan of your lot in life Split your mind half crazy Gouge your eyes with a butter knife But it better not wake the baby

How long will this go on? How long, indeed? You can bang a drum 'till the money's all gone But it better not wake the baby

Drown yourself in crocodile tears Curse the gods what made 'ye Pine away for your better years But it better not wake the baby

How long will this go on? How long, indeed? You can bang a drum 'till the money's all gone But it better not wake the baby

How long will this go on? How long, indeed? You can bang a drum 'till the money's all gone But it better not wake the baby

@Cyberghost "Pine away for your banner years". More or less the same meaning.

@Cyberghost A few lines I think are different:

Kick a hole in the hallway wall Singin' like a painted lady Use your skull like a cannonball But it better not wake the baby

And I'm pretty sure he sings:

"Pine away for your banner years"

I love this song, it's all about hyperbole and how having a sleeping baby can be a very precious thing to new parents.