Malvina Reynolds: Song Lyrics and Poems  



Rachel's Lullaby

Notes: words and music by Malvina Reynolds; copyright 1971 Schroder Music Company, renewed 1999. Rachel’s mother Judy, when she was a child, inspired Malvina's “I’ve Got a Song,” also known as “Judy’s Song.”


Rachel, Rachel, Judy's baby,
What a wonder child you are,
To have landed on this star, this star.
I can hold you, I can pat you,
I can rock you when you cry,
But I cannot tell you why
Planet Earth is such a place
That a tiny baby's grace
Makes my heart feel sad and wild,
Little Rachel, Judy's child.

Rachel, Rachel, Judy's baby,
What a miracle you are,
To have landed on this star, this star.
There are roses in the garden,
And a fawn comes up the hill
And the evening air is still,
All of this is yours to take,
Clear and smiling for your sake,
All the best of this gone world,
Rachel, Rachel, Judy's girl.


Malvina Reynolds songbook(s) in which the music to this song appears:
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Malvina Reynolds recording(s) on which this song is performed:
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