MY BABY DRINKS WATER

(by Ruth Ungar)


My baby drinks water, my baby drinks tea
My baby eats an apple from the old apple tree
My baby drinks milk Mother Nature gave me
So please spare the water for my little one and me

Now money buys houses and clothing and more
And money buys food at the big grocery store
And money buys trinkets and money buys toys
But it won't buy the health back of our little girls and boys

Do you measure your wealth by the size of your purse
What size is your coffin, what size is your hearse?
What size is your heart if you put money first
High over the children and their hunger and thirst

My baby drinks water, my baby drinks tea
My baby eats an apple from the old apple tree
My baby drinks milk Mother Nature gave me
Now please spare the water for my little ones and me

recording: Ruth Ungar [YouTube]

background: My Baby Drinks Water [Bandcamp]