[Verse 1]
Tonight my assistant will pass among you
His cap will be empty
Hey, non-e, non-e
The most intimate personal choices and requests
Central to your personal dignity will be sung
Hey, non-e, non-e
Why don't minstrels go from house to house
Howling songs the way they used to?
In vain I bind another foot
In vain and now the other foot

[Chorus]
Lullaby, la, la
You can tell, my sweet little darling, my comfort and joy
Lullaby, la, la
You can tell in beauty surpassing are princes of Troy
Some are born to it
You can tell some are made to do
Some allowed when I lullaby, la, la
Lullaby, la, la

[Verse 2]
Tonight my assistant will hear the canals of Mars
His cap will be empty
Hey, non-e, non-e
The most intimate personal choices and requests
Central to your personal autonomy will be sung
Hey, non-e, non-e
Why don't painters paint their cloudy spines Chiaroscuro the way they used to?
In vain I douse another lamp
In vain and now another lamp
[Chorus]
Lullaby, la, la
You can tell, my sweet little darling, my comfort and joy
Lullaby, la, la
You can tell in beauty surpassing are princes of Troy
Some are born to it
You can tell some are made to do
Some allowed when I lullaby, la, la
Lullaby, la, la

[Outro]
Tonight my assistant will pass among you
His cap will be empty
The most intimate personal choices and requests
Central to your personal autonomy will be sung