hush hush little baby don t you cry hush hush little baby don t you cry daddy works in a rock and roll band he s a drummer man plays all night in a crummy dive down on lincoln street living in a rat trap hassle and a hustle with the welfare plan lord it s tough when you re living with a dream of a drummer man hush hush little baby don t you cry don t you know little baby bye and bye daddy s really going to make it big like ringo done be a hollywood cat and live up in the canyon where the sun shines if we can just hold on till we find that once in a lifetime plan oh lord it hurts to be living with a dream of a drummer man he s a drummer man that s what he is and i love him so and i clean his jeans and i dry his tears when the breaks don t come and it ain t no fun he s my man and he s a real good drummer it s a bummer when you ve got to play the nickel and the dime kind of job that don t pay enough to buy a can of beans chicken bone s clean hush hush little baby don t you cry hush hush little baby don t you cry daddy works in a rock and roll band he s a drummer man he beats out time drinks a lot of bad wine down on lincoln street one day daddy s going to be a star but in the meantime oh lord it s tough to be living with a dream of a drummer man child it s tough but your daddy is a dream of a drummer man