In nineteen thirteen times so quaint and bold
A tale of children sent in days of old
By post they traveled wrapped in care and love
From hand to hand as gentle as a dove
From parents arms to grandma's waiting door
A journey long yet feared by none before
Tiny feet untouched by road or rail
In postal bags they sailed without a trail
Baby by mail in a world so strange
History writes another page
Through the post they went afar
Swaddled safe beneath the stars
Baby by mail on a journey bold
Stories told in whispers cold
Carried forth by the postal stream
Life in letters a fragile dream
Across the prairies through the windswept plains
They journeyed forth by train or horse drawn reins
A postage stamp their passage paid in full
With dreams intact so innocent and cool
And postmen told the tales of every ride
Of bundles small that traveled far and wide
With care they carried lives so pure and bright
Through day and night beneath the guiding light
From hand to hand the stories softly passed
Each journey made a memory to last
Through rain and snow the postmen never failed
In every home the love they carried sailed
Baby by mail in a world so strange
History writes another page
Through the post they went afar
Swaddled safe beneath the stars
Baby by mail on a journey bold
Stories told in whispers cold
Carried forth by the postal stream
Life in letters a fragile dream
Through cities vast and valleys deep they'd roam
In every place they'd find a second home
The world so wide yet in those tender arms
They felt the warmth of love away from harms
By lantern light the postman's path was clear
He carried dreams with every step so near
Each letter sealed with hopes of safe return
As fires of love in every heart would burn
From hand to hand the stories softly passed
Each journey made a memory to last
Through rain and snow the postmen never failed
In every home the love they carried sailed
Baby by mail in a world so strange
History writes another page
Through the post they went afar
Swaddled safe beneath the stars
Baby by mail on a journey bold
Stories told in whispers cold
Carried forth by the postal stream
Life in letters a fragile dream
Baby by mail in a world so strange
History writes another page
Through the post they went afar
Swaddled safe beneath the stars
Baby by mail on a journey bold
Stories told in whispers cold
Carried forth by the postal stream
Life in letters just a fragile dream
Life in letters just a fragile dream
Just a fragile dream
A fragile dream
A fragile dream