If your baby don't cry
Tell you what you got to do
Take her down to the river side
and hold her so close to you
Tell her the river is longer than wide
runs right out into the sea
and some day, baby, you will die
never to come back to me.
Cry, cry, cry, little baby.
Cry, cry, cry, little baby.
Cry, cry, little baby.
All babies must cry.
If your baby don't cry
Tell you where you got to go
Take her up to the mountain high
and see the river winding far below.
Now if the riverbend was to burn
the water will all turn to steam
and my little baby, you will rise
only to come back to me.
Cry, cry, cry, little baby.
Cry, cry, cry, little baby.
Cry, cry, little baby.
All babies must cry.
If your baby don't cry
Tell you what you got to do.
Take her down to the river side,
now hold her so close to you...