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Mocking Bird Song
Twinkle Twinkle
Brahm’s Lullaby
Rock a Bye Baby
Pretty Horses
Sleep Baby Sleep
All Through the Night
Golden Slumbers
Scarlet Ribbons
Long, Long Ago
Going To Bed Song
Go to Bed First
Flow Gently Sweet Afton
Rock Me to Sleep, Mother
Wind of the Western Sea
Mocking Bird Song
Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don’t sing,
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's gonna get you a looking glass
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's gonna get you a Billy goat
Hush oh hush the night birds call
Hush oh hush the dark must fall
And if that Billy goat don’t pull,
Mama's gonna get you a cart and bull
And if that cart and bull turn over
Mama’s gonna get you a dog named Rover
And if that dog named Rover don’t bark
Mama’s gonna get you a horse and cart
And if that horse and cart fall down
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town
Hush oh hush the night birds call
Hush oh hush the dark must fall
Twinkle Twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
When the blazing sun is gone
When he nothing shines upon
When you show your light
Twinkle twinkle all the night
When the traveler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark
He could not see which way to go
If you did not twinkle so
In the dark blue sky you keep
And often through my curtains peek
For you never shut your eye
Till the sun is in the sky
As your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveler in the dark
Though I know not what you are
Twinkle twinkle little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Brahm’s Lullaby
Lullaby and good night, with roses bedight
With lilies be spread is baby's wee bed
Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed
Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed
Lullaby and good night, with mother's delight
Bright angels around my darling may stand
They will guard thee from harm, thou shalt wake in my arms
They will guard thee from harm; thou shalt wake in my arms
(Original German)
Guten Abend, gute Nacht, Mit Rosen bedacht,
Mit Naeglein besteckt, schlupf unter die Deck'
Morgen frueh, wenn Gott will, wirst du wieder geweckt
Morgen frueh, wenn Gott will, wirst du wieder geweckt
Guten Abend, gute Nacht, Von Englein bewacht
Die zeigen im Traum, dir Christkindleins Baum
Schlaf nun selig und suess, Schau im Traum's Paradies
Schlaf nun selig und suess, Schau im Traum's Paradies
Rock a Bye Baby
Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree top
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
And down will come baby, cradle and all
Hush a bye baby up in the sky
On a soft cloud it’s easy to fly
When the cloud bursts the raindrops will pour
Baby comes down to mother once more.
Rock a bye baby safe in my arms
Mother will hold thee safe from all harm
Tree limbs may break and clouds disappear
Always and ever Mother is here.
(last verse written by Lois Duncan)
Pretty Horses
Hush-a-bye don't you cry,
Go to sleep-y, little baby.
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Dapples and grays, pintos and bays
All the pretty little horses
Way down yonder in the meadow
Poor little baby cryin mama
Birds and the butterflies flutter round his eyes
Poor little baby cryin mama
Hush-a-bye don't you cry,
Go to sleep-y, little baby.
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Dapples and grays, pintos and bays
All the pretty little horses
Sleep Baby Sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
Thy father tends the sheep
Thy mother shakes the dreamland tree
And down fall pleasant dreams for thee
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
Our cottage vale is deep
The little lamb is on the green
With snowy fleece so soft and clean
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
All Through the Night
Sleep my child and peace attend thee,
All through the night
Guardian angels God will send thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
I my loved ones' vigil keeping,
All through the night
Angels watching, e'er around thee,
All through the night
Midnight slumber close surround thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
I my loved ones' watch am keeping,
All through the night
Golden Slumbers
Golden slumber kiss your eyes,
Smiles await you when you rise.
Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby.
Cares you know not,
Therefore sleep,
While I o'er you watch do keep.
Sleep, pretty darling,
Do not cry, And I will sing a lullaby.
Scarlet Ribbons
I peeked in to say goodnight
And there I heard my child in prayer
Please send me some scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for my hair
All the stores were closed and shuttered
All the streets were dark and bare
No where were there scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair.
Through the night my heart was aching
Just before the dawn was breaking
I peeked in and on her bed in gay profusion
Lying there
Scarlet ribbons lovely ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair.
If I live to be a hundred
I will never know from where
Came those ribbons lovely ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair.
Long, Long Ago
Sing me the songs that to me were so dear
Long long ago, long ago
Tell me the tales I delighted to hear
Long long ago, long ago
Out of the past on the winds of the years
Sung by a voice that could still all my fears
Softened by laughter and gentled by tears
Long long ago, long ago
Sing me the songs that were mine at the start
Long long ago, long ago
Tell me the tales that were dear to my heart
Long long ago, long ago
Now I shall share with a child at my breast
All of those songs that once put me to rest
Safe in the arms of the one I loved best
Long long ago, long ago
Long long ago, long ago
Going To Bed Song
The Evening is coming the sun sinks to rest
The crows are all flying straight home to their nest
Caw says the crow as he flies overhead
Its time little people were going to bed
The flowers are closing the daisy asleep
The primrose is buried in slumber so deep
Closed for the night are the roses so red
Its time little people were going to bed
The butterfly drowsy has folded its wings
The bee are returning no more the birds sing
The labor is over the nestlings are fed
Its time little people were going to bed
Go to Bed First
Go to bed first a golden purse
Go to bed second a golden pheasant
Sleep sleep go to sleep
Sleep my little one sleep
Go to bed third a golden bird
Go to bed 4th a golden horse
Sleep sleep go to sleep
Sleep my little one sleep
Go to bed 5th a golden ship
Go to bed 6th a golden brick
Sleep sleep go to sleep
Sleep my little one sleep
Go to bed 7th a golden tent
Go to be 8th a golden plate
Sleep sleep go to sleep
Sleep my little one sleep
Go to bed 9th a golden hine
Go to bed 10th a golden
Sleep sleep go to sleep
Sleep my little one sleep
Go to bed last nothing but grass
Go to bed last nothing but grass
Sleep sleep go to sleep
Sleep my little one sleep
Flow Gently Sweet Afton
Flow gently sweet Afton among thy green braes
Flow gently I'll sing thee a song in thy praise
My baby's asleep by thy murmuring stream
Flow gently sweet Afton, disturb not her dreams
Thou stock dove whose echo resound through the glen
Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den
Thou greencrested lapwing thy screaming forbear
I charge you, disturb not my slumbering fair
How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighboring hills
Far marked with the courses of clear winding rills
There daily I wander as noon rises high
My flocks and my baby's sweet cot in my eye
How pleasant thy banks and sweet valleys below
Where wild in the woodlands, the primroses blow
There oft, as mild evening weeps over the lea
The sweet scented birch shades my baby and me
Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides
And winds by the cot where my baby resides
How wanton the waters her snowy feet lave
As gathering sweet flowers, she stems thy clear wave
Flow gently sweet Afton among thy green braes
Flow gently sweet river, the theme of my lays
My baby's asleep by thy murmuring stream
Flow gently sweet Afton, disturb not her dream
Rock Me to Sleep, Mother
Backward, turn backward, O Time in thy flight
Make me a child again, just for tonight
Mother, come back from the echo less shore
Take me again to your heart as of yore.
Kiss from my forehead the furrows of care
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair
Over my slumber your loving watch keep, ---
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep
Over my heart in days that are flown
No love like mother love ever was shown
No other worship abides and endures
Faithful unselfish and patient like yours
None like a mother can charm away pain
From the sick soul and the world weary brain
Slumber soft love ore my heavy lids creep
Rock me to sleep mother rock me to sleep
Mother dear mother the years have been long
Since I last hushed to your lullaby song
Sing them and unto my sole it shall seep
Womanhood’s years have been only a dream
Clasped to your heart in a loving embrace
With your light lashes just sweeping my face
Never here after to wake or to weep
Rock me to sleep mother rock me to sleep
(Alternate lyrics)
Backward, flow backward, O tide of the years!
I am so weary of toil and of tears --
Toil without recompense, tears all in vain,
Take them and give me my childhood again;
I have grown weary of dust and decay,
Weary of flinging my soul wealth away,
Weary of sowing for others to reap, ---
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep
Mother, oh mother, my heart calls for you
Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue
Many a summer the grass has grown green
Blossomed and faded, our faces between
Backward, oh backward, Time in your flight
Make me a child again, just for tonight.
Come from the silence so long and so deep,
Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep
Wind of the Western Sea
Sweet and low sweet and low Wind of the Western Sea
Blow, blow, breathe and blow Wind of the Western Sea
Over the rolling waters blow
Come from the dying moon and blow
Blow him again to me while my little one
While my pretty one sleeps
Sleep and rest Sleep and rest
Father will come to me soon
Rest, rest on mother's breast
Father will come to me soon
Father will come to his babe in the nest
Silver sails come out of the west
Under the silver moon sleep my little one
Sleep my pretty one Sleep
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