Here is the story of how you came to be born,
How you came to be born
Papa had a beard then,
Mama looked very young,
Mama looked really young
My father kept me from your father's loving arms,
From your father's loving arms
But one starry midnight, we stole away in a boat that your own father made
Everyone is someone's sweet little baby
Everyone is someone's sweet little baby
Heaven protected
We could come to no harm,
We were meant for love
And heaven blessed us
In a year you were born,
You our sweet little babe
So don't let them tell you
Little boy go to war,
Fighting for your land
And don't let them tell you
It's okay,
Those are not our kind of men
Everyone is someone's sweet little baby
Everyone is someone's sweet little baby
Hands over hands child
You were not meant for that
You were meant for love
You were meant for love
You were meant for love
How you came to be born
Papa had a beard then,
Mama looked very young,
Mama looked really young
My father kept me from your father's loving arms,
From your father's loving arms
But one starry midnight, we stole away in a boat that your own father made
Everyone is someone's sweet little baby
Everyone is someone's sweet little baby
Heaven protected
We could come to no harm,
We were meant for love
And heaven blessed us
In a year you were born,
You our sweet little babe
So don't let them tell you
Little boy go to war,
Fighting for your land
And don't let them tell you
It's okay,
Those are not our kind of men
Everyone is someone's sweet little baby
Everyone is someone's sweet little baby
Hands over hands child
You were not meant for that
You were meant for love
You were meant for love
You were meant for love