Good Night to You All, and Sweet Be Thy Sleep

DESCRIPTION: Round. "Good night to you all, and sweet by thy sleep, May angels around you their silent watch keep (or "May silence surround you, your slumber be deep"), Good night, good night, good night, good night." Or "Sweet rest, sweet rest descend to all"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Harbin-Parodology)
KEYWORDS: nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (5 citations):
Harbin-Parodology, #333, p. 82, "Good Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
Rodeheaver-SociabilitySongs, p. 121, "Good Night" (1 text, 1 tune)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 435, "Good night to you all, and sweet be thy sleep" (notes only)
Tobitt-TheDittyBag, p. 86, "Good Night to You All" (1 text, 1 tune)
SongsOfManyNations, "Good Night to You All" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 46)
File: ACSF435G

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