Pedal Verse O, keeper of the soul, entrusted to your care Mind where you leave the baby Cos Mama's gone a-walkin' O, keeper of the soul, go and mind your back door.
Refrain: 'Cos baby's all a-cryin' , oh no! And somebody's a-lyin', oh-hoo-oh! Momma knows not why Heaven knows how she forgot To lock that back door in her head!
Chorus: Momma, go and lock your baby away Please go and lock your back door Momma, don't give your baby away Please go and lock your back door! 'Cos in the doorway stands an ugly beast Waiting to take him away....
You're guarding the front door, all locked and barreled Peeping through half-drawn curtains To keep out, what you know you must face!
Didn't she hear the whispers, behind her prayers, no! That trusting too easy....would be her downfall To tempt the hand of Fate?
Don't you know, when you went a-walking The devils crept into your Light And stole it away, when you didn't guard that back door!
Pedal Verse O, keeper of the soul, entrusted to your care Mind where you leave the baby Cos Mama's gone a-walkin' O, keeper of the soul, go and mind your back door.
Star Toucher, 21 March 2013
One of the saddest songs I've ever written. Penned a few years back.