Songs for Our Journey 37

What The Baby Knows
© K Hannan 2000
Did you rock all night?
Did you hold her so close?
Did your heart fall open like a flower?
Did her breath rise sweet in between your breath?
Did you almost remember what the baby knows?

What the baby knows, the baby knows
The baby knows just where the love comes from 

Did she draw you in to her eyes so deep?
Did she call you back to the beginning?
With no words to say, did she teach you to pray?
Did she light a candle in your temple?

What the baby knows, the baby knows
The baby knows just where the love comes from
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When my niece Rose was born I went to visit in Chicago, and the What The Baby Knows song was born out of that sweet time of being with the miracle of a tiny new life.  A few short years later Rose and I and her sister Celia recorded some songs in their basement. The photo above is from that session.  I have posted three versions below of a song that we wrote that week. The first one is sung by Celia, who I believe was 2 at the time.  The second one is the whole family, and the third one is Rose's improv on the tune!
​This year, Rose started college!  

Here are Rose and Celia a few years later with my other brother's daughter Ruby.