Sleep, Baby, Sleep (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Sleep, baby, sleep. Dad is not nigh, Tossed on the deep, Lul-lul-a-by. Moon shining bright, Dropping of dew, Owls hoot all night, To-whit! To-whoo!" Outside are glow-worms, stars; inside, the clock ticks and the fire dies. Daddy will come soon
AUTHOR: Words: Re-written by Sabine Baring-Gould
EARLIEST DATE: 1905 (Baring-Gould/Sheppard-SongsOfTheWest2ndEd)
KEYWORDS: lullaby nonballad father travel clothes bird home
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Baring-Gould/Sheppard-SongsOfTheWest2ndEd, #49, "Lullaby" (1 text, 1 tune, mostly of the words being modern)
Roud #23220
File: BGSW049

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