Changing the Baby

Lyrics © 1986 Stephen Savitzky. CC-by-nc-sa. To the tune of ``Waltzing Matilda''.

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	Once there was a	mother,	sitting in the	cit	y	park,

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Her baby was starting to cry	and	com	plain,

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And she	sang as she	sat, and	fumbled in her	dia	per	bag

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``It's time for	chang	ing	the	ba	by	ag	ain.''

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Changing the baby, changing the ba by

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It's time for chang ing the ba by ag ain,

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And she sang as she sat and fumbled in her dia per bag,

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It's time for chang ing the ba by ag ain.

Along came a wizard, who said ``I think that I can help.''

He thumbed through his books and took notes with his pen,

Then he smiled and went ``Zap!'' and the baby changed into a frog.

It's time for changing the baby again.

``You fool!'' shrieked the mother, ``Now change my baby back at once!

You ought to have known that was not what I meant.''

``Relax,'' said the wizard, ``I've dealt with side-effects before.

It's time for changing the baby again.''

The wizard bent down, and kissed the froggy on the nose,

The froggy changed back to a baby again,

Then he croaked in amazement, and changed into a frog himself,

It's time for changing the baby again.

``Kiss me!'' he cried, ``And save me from an awful fate

``Perhaps,'' said the mother, ``But I don't know when,

Right now I'm busy, just listen to my baby cry...

It's time for changing the baby again.''