Little Boy Blue (II)

DESCRIPTION: "The little toy dog was covered with dust, But sturdy and staunch he stands. And the little toy soldier is red with rust." Little Boy Blue "dreamt of the pretty toys," but an angel takes him away. Still the toys stand faithful
AUTHOR: Words: Eugene Fields
EARLIEST DATE: 1888 (Journal "America," according to Wikipedia; set to music by Ethelbert Nevin in 1891)
KEYWORDS: death children
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 192, "Little Boy Blue" (1 text, 1 tune, close to the Fields poem except that it adds a half-stanza about the child praying as he goes to bed)
Roud #11318
File: Brne192

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