Lullaby Lyricist Pillows

Rockabye Baby- $10/hour.

'The next piece contains sex, violence, and Homeric epithets.'

"And if that diamond ring don’t shine, Poppa will probably take it back to 47th Street and get something for your mother."

"I always thought love made the world go round."

Fuzz - Fuzzy writes a song with a positive message.

"I wrote a poem, even though I'm on vacation."

"Yes, 'the lion sleeps tonight', I know the tune, but it means it's had a good feed during the day, which is not really a good thing..."

Tragedy! When the feeling's gone and you can't go on.

'Cole Porter has the lyrics checked'

"Go to sleep, or she'll sing it again."

"I'm stuck for the 'June-moon' rhyme in Serbo-Croatian."

"Never get between a mama bear and her cub – unless you want to hear a long story about our struggles with bedtime."

"I feel that what would really give your next album a major boost would be some kind of well-publicized personal problem."

"Well, we've for the melody down now, but I'm still not sure about the part where it goes, '...and they call the wind Dorcas Schnickelbaum.'"

"Hush, little baby, don’t you cry ... ever."

"Great moments in songwriting" "What if she had a little lamb?" "Maybe it follows her to school?" "Wouldn't that make the children laugh?" "Exactly."

Vasiliy Lebedev-Kumach

'This one writes some fine lyrics, and the other one has composed some beautiful music, but they just done't seem to hit it off as collaborators.'

'This next one I wrote myself. It's about pain, misery and heartbreak, until I finally wised up and dumped him.'

"Moon….June Croon….Loon… …Tycoon"

"Yeah, most people are surprised when they learn I'm actually a lyricist."

'Moon, June...'

"My next song is a little ditty about why I don't have any references."

"I don't do spells. I'm a wizard at deciphering rap lyrics."

Hush a bye baby

Dolores O'Riordan

That special place in heaven reserved for undiscovered composers, writers and artists.

"Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna flip out and make everyone around him anxious and miserable."

"Since when did my opinions become 'riffs'?"