Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit

I never took off my hat
In front of anyone
Now I crawl and I strut

When she calls me
I was a mean dog, she makes me eat
From her little hand
I had wolf's teeth, I traded them
For baby teeth!

I made myself small in front of a doll
That closes its eyes when you lay it down
I made myself small in front of a doll
That says Mommy when you touch it

I was tough, she converted me
The sly one
And I fell all hot, all roasted
Against her mouth
That has baby teeth when she smiles
When she sings
And wolf's teeth when she's furious
When she's mean

I made myself small in front of a doll
That closes its eyes when you lay it down
I made myself small in front of a doll
That says Mommy when you touch it

I follow her rules, I move so gently
Under her reign
Though she's jealous beyond all
And even worse
A pretty girl who once seemed
Nicer than her
A pretty girl died one day
From a blow of an umbrella

I made myself small in front of a doll
That closes its eyes when you lay it down
I made myself small in front of a doll
That says Mommy when you touch it

All the sleepwalkers, all the wizards told me
Without malice
That in her cross arms, I would suffer my
Last torment
There are worse, there are better
But all things considered
Whether we hang here, or hang elsewhere
If we have to hang

I made myself small in front of a doll
That closes its eyes when you lay it down
I made myself small in front of a doll
That says Mommy when you touch it