Hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
daddy works in a rock and roll band
he's a drummer man
plays all night in a crummy dive
down on lincoln street
living in a rat trap, hassle and
a-hustle with the welfare plan
lord, it's tough when
you're living with a dream
of a drummer man
Hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
don't you know, little baby, bye and bye
daddy's really going to
make it big like ringo done
be a hollywood cat and live up
in the canyon where the sun shines
if we can just hold on till
we find that once in a lifetime plan
oh, lord, it hurts to be living with a dream
of a drummer man
he's a drummer man,
that's what he is
and i love him so
and i clean his jeans
and i dry his tears
when the breaks don't come,
and it ain't no fun
he's my man
and he's a real good drummer
it's a bummer when you've got to play
the nickel and the dime
kind of job that don't pay enough
to buy a can of beans
chicken bone's clean
Hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
hush, hush, little baby, don't you cry
daddy works in a rock and roll band
he's a drummer man
he beats out time, drinks a lot of bad
wine down on lincoln street
one day daddy's going to be a star
but in the meantime
oh, lord, it's tough to be living with a dream
of a drummer man
child it's tough but your daddy is a dream
of a drummer man