Hush Now Babies Songtext
von Archie Roach

I remember as a boy
A mama′s love and a mama's joy
And I remember a mama′s tears
She loved us all and she made us play
And when times were hard and times were bad
She'd always chase away our fears

She'd say, "Hush now babies, don′t you cry
Things look better by and by
Dry your eyes and don′t look blue
Keep on smiling, don't feel sad
That there′s not much for mom or dad
'Cause come what may, there′s plenty here for you"

When I was only six years old
On a winter's night that was so cold
And I could hear a raging storm
She took the blankets from their bed
Wrapped them ′round each one of us instead
And gave us all a kiss and we were warm


And then she'd say, "Hush now babies, don't you cry
Things look better by and by
Dry your eyes and don′t look blue
Keep on smiling, don′t feel sad
That there's not much for mom or dad
′Cause come what may, there's plenty here for you"

One time when Christmas came around
She cooked a bird that weighed about three pounds
And seven children had their share
She gave our dad a weary smile
Held him close and closed her eyes a while
And she seemed to say a silent prayer

And then she′d say, "Hush now babies, don't you cry
Things look better by and by
Dry your eyes and don′t look blue
Keep on smiling, don't feel sad
That there's not much for mom or dad
′Cause come what may, there′s plenty here for you"

Now I'm a man, now I am grown
I′ve got these lovely children of my own
And I remember mama's words today
My mama said


"Hush now babies, don′t you cry
Things look better by and by
Dry your eyes and don't look blue
Just keep on smiling, don′t feel sad
That there's not much for mom or dad
'Cause come what may, there′s plenty here for you"

Yeah, come what may, there′s plenty here
Took the children away
The children away
Snatched from their mother's breast
Said this was for the best
Took them away
Took the children away
Took the children away