She works the nights,

by the wa ter.

She’s gon na stress, so far a way from her fa ther’s daugh ter, she just wants a life

for her ba by.

All on her own, no one will come, she’s got to save him.

She tells him (Am)ooh, love, (F)no one’s ev er gon na hurt (G)you, love, (Em)I’m gon na give you all of (Am)my love, (F)no bod y mat ters like (G)you.

She tells him, (Am)your life (F)ain’t gon’ be noth ing like (G)my life, (Em)you’re going to grow and have a (Am)good life, (F)I’m gon na do what I (G)got to (Em)do.

So, (Am)rock a bye (F)ba by, rock a bye, (Em)I’m gon na rock you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, don’t you cry, (Em)some bod y’s got you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, rock a bye, (Em)I’m gon na rock you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, don’t you cry,

rock a bye.

Rock a bye,

yeah.

Sin gle ma ma you (F)do ing out there, (G)fac ing the hard life (Em)with out no fear.

(Am)Just so you know that (F)you real ly care, ’cause (G)an y ob sta cle come, (Em)you’re well pre pared.

And no, ma ma, you (F)nev er shed tear, ’cause (G)you have to set things (Em)year af ter year.

And (Am)you give the youth love (F)be yond com pare, (G)you find his school fee (Em)and the bus fare.

(Am)Mmm, Ma rie, the (F)pap’s dis ap pear (G)in the round back can’t (Em)find him no where.

(Am)Stead i ly you work flow (F)ev ’ry thing you know, so you (G)no stop, no time, no (Em)time for a tear.

(Am)Now she got a six year (F)old, try’n’ to (G)keep him warm, (Em)try’n’ to keep out the (Am)cold.

When he (F)looks in her eyes, he don’t know he is (Em)safe, when she says, (Am)ooh, love, (F)no one’s ev er gon na hurt (G)you, love, (Em)I’m gon na give you all of (Am)my love, (F)no bod y mat ters like (G)you.

So, (Am)rock a bye (F)ba by, rock a bye, (Em)I’m gon na rock you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, don’t you cry, (Em)some bod y’s got you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, rock a bye, (Em)I’m gon na rock you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, don’t you cry,

rock a bye.

Rock a bye,

yeah.

(Am)Now she got a six year (F)old, try’n’ to (G)keep him warm, (Em)try’n’ to keep out the (F)cold.

When he looks in her eyes, he don’t know he is safe, when she says;

she tells him (Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, rock a bye, (Em)I’m gon na rock you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, don’t you cry, (Em)some bod y’s got you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, rock a bye, (Em)I’m gon na rock you.

(Am)Rock a bye (F)ba by, don’t you cry, (Em)some bod y’s got you.