What Shall We Do With the Baby-O?
(some verses Gerry Milnes, some Jean Ritchie, some original)
What shall we do with the baby-o
We’ll wrap her up in calico
We’ll send her to her mammy-o
That’s what we’ll do with the baby-o (2x)
What shall we do with the baby-o
We’ll wrap her up in the tablecloth
We’ll throw her up in the stable loft
That’s what we’ll do with the baby-o (2x)
What shall we do with the baby-o
We’ll stick a finger in her eye
That will surely make her cry
That’s what we’ll do with the baby-o (2x)
What shall we do with the baby-o
We’ll stick our fingers in our ears
That will make her hard to hear
That’s what we’ll do with the baby-o (2x)
Arne’s verse:
What shall we do with the baby-o
We’ll box her up and send her far
She won’t get back by foot or car
That’s what we’ll do with the baby-o (2x)
What shall we do with the baby-o
We’ll tickle her nose and tickle her chin
We’ll wrap her up in the county-pin* (counterpane = bedspread)
That’s what we’ll do with the baby-o (2x)
What shall we do with the baby-o
We’ll dance her north and dance her south
We’ll pour a little moonshine in her mouth
That’s what we’ll do with the baby-o (2x)