The Babysitter's Here - Dar Williams

Tonight was just great, she taught us the sign for peace

Now she’s made us some popcorn, we’ve turned out the lights and we’re watching

movies

I don’t understand and she tries to explain

How a spaceship is riding through somebody’s brain

And there’s blood and guts and…

She’s the best one that we’ve ever had

She sits on her hair and she’s tall as my dad

And she tie-dyed my shirt and she pierced her own ear

And it’s peace, man, cool, yeah, the babysitter’s here…

Her boyfriend is Tom, but we call him the king of romance

He wears an American flag on the butt of his ripped-up pants

And will they get married with kids of their own?

He says, «Not if she’s going to college we won’t,»

And he kisses her, oh…

Someday I’ll have a boyfriend just like that…

She’s the best one that we’ve ever had

She sits on her hair and she’s tall as my dad

And she got mad at dinner when Tom drank a beer

But peace, man, cool, hey, the babysitter’s here…

And we all went to see her go dance at the high school

We made her a big card

And she told us that she’d be the unicorn wearing the pink leotard

And there she was, leaping up just like she said

With a sparkling horn coming out of her head

And she’s oh… oh…

I can’t wait to give her the card, I can’t wait to give her the card!

She’s the best one…

Okay, so, the play was called The Unicorn, and she was the unicorn,

so that means that the star was… my babysitter

But it’s Saturday night, I can’t sleep

And we’re watching the news

She says «Do me a favor, don’t go with a guy who would make you choose,» and

I don’t understand and she tries to explain

And all that mascara runs down in her pain

'Cause she’s leaving me…

You’re the best one that we ever had

You sit on your hair, and you’re tall as my dad

And I’ll make you a picture for college next year

So hush now, peace, man, the babysitter’s here

The best babysitter’s here