This song is in reference to a story that Eno was told during his time in catholic school. The story goes that if you sin, it’s like taking a straw under the baby Jesus, making the newborn less comfortable.
[Verse 1]
Put a straw under baby
Your good deed for the day
Put a straw under baby
Keep the splinters away
Let the corridors echo
As the dark places grow
Hear Superior's footsteps
On the landing below
[Verse 2]
There's a place in the orchard
Where noone dare go
The last nun who went there
Turned into a crow
[Bridge]
Turned into a crow, crow
Turned into a crow
The last nun who went there
Turned into a crow
[Outro]
There's a brain in the table
There's a heart in the chair
And they all live in Jesus
It's a family affair