Words and music by 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.



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, 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 . . .



OK, so the play was called 'The Unicorn' and she was the

unicorn so that means that the star was my babysitter.



You're the best one that we've 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


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