First Born

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - First Born CAPO: 3rd Fret [Verse 1] The silver spoon’s in the mouth   Baby clothes are baby-blue Nothing’s ever handed down Everything’s brand new       [Verse 2] Newspaper notices Heralding that great event Daddy’s buddies send the flowers Mummy’s friends have baby showers Welcoming that heaven sent     [Verse 3] That firstborn son is always the one The first to be called and the last to come He’s his mother’s favourite his grandmother’s too He’ll break their hearts and he’ll break yours too [Verse 4] For he’s the first to creep and the first to crawl The first to walk and the first to fall Every bruise is kissed every cry is heard Every doubt’s cast out with a soothing word [Verse 5] Yes he’s that firstborn son he’s that special one No matter what comes next no matter what comes along Be it another boy or a sweet baby girl The family’s the oyster and he is the pearl [Instrumental]                                                      [Bridge] Some of them make it some of them don’t Some of them can’t others won’t grow up_______________       [Verse 6] In the bible of old according to Exodus Every firstborn son of a Jew got axed But the one who survived with the help of god’s hand Led his people to the promised land [Verse 7] Yes he’s that firstborn son he’s that son-of-a-gun He don’t like to walk he just likes to run He loves to run just as fast as he can With life held tight in the palm of his hand [Outro]