PLEASE DON'T HURT THE BABY
he was only a little boy of three,
when his daddy came home late,
the little boy started crying,
his daddy's anger turned to hate.
his daddy went into his room,
it was more then he could stand,
shut up his daddy told him,
as he hit him with his hand.
please don't hurt the baby,
the little boy did say,
his daddy looked into his eyes,
and slowly walked away.
when the little boy grew older,
a baby sister came their way,
she was a sickly baby,
but her brother loved her anyway.
one night she started crying,
her daddy was so up tight,
he went into the baby's room,
and shook her with all his might.
please don't hurt the baby,
the little girl did say,
she looked into her daddy's eyes,
then she passed away.
the little boy became a man,
he got married to a wonderful wife,
he soon became a daddy,
his son was his whole life.
the little baby  started crying,
he was tired from working all day,
but he went into his baby's room,
and held him anyway.
he looked into his big blue eyes,
and held his baby tight,
please don't hurt the baby,
were the words that ended that night.

 penned by Alice Donatelli