A Royal Baby

Can you wash a royal baby
Asked the midwife testing with her elbow
Or is he born already spotless
As radiant as a rainbow

Can you really hold a royal baby
Asked the young mother with the child that clings
Or do angels keep him tightly clenched
Beneath their powerful wings

Can you really bless a royal baby
Asked the bishop wearing a golden ring
Or has he been newly anointed
Predestined to be a king

Can you really guard a royal baby
Asked the sentry outside the palace gate
Or will he soon escape from my charge
And fail to co-operate

Can you really love a royal baby
Asked the princess clutching a christening cup
Now that he’s married will he mature
Or will he never grow up.