FOR
BEDTIME
Bye,
baby bunting,
Daddy's
gone a-hunting,
Gone
to get a rabbit skin
To
wrap the baby bunting in.
Rock-a-bye,
baby,
On
the tree top,
When
the wind blows
The
cradle will rock;
When
the bough breaks
The
cradle will fall,
Down
will come baby,
Cradle,
and all.
Diddle,
diddle, dumpling,
My
son John,
Went
to bed
With
his trousers on;
One
shoe off,
And
one shoe on,
Diddle,
diddle, dumpling,
My
son John.
Hush,
little baby, don't say a word,
Papa's
going to buy you a mocking bird.
If
the mocking bird won't sing,
Papa's
going to buy you a diamond ring.
If
the diamond ring turns brass,
Papa's
going to buy you a looking-glass.
If
the looking-glass gets broke,
Papa's
going to buy you a billy-goat.
If
that billy-goat runs away,
Papa's
going to buy you another day.
Sleep,
baby, sleep.
Thy
father guards the sheep;
Thy
mother shakes the dreamland tree,
Down
falls a little dream for thee:
Sleep,
baby, sleep.
Sleep,
baby, sleep.
The
large stars are the sheep;
The
little stars are the lambs, I guess,
And
the gentle moon is the shepherdess:
Sleep,
baby, sleep.
Sleep,
baby, sleep,
Down
where the woodbines creep;
Be
always like the lamb so mild,
A
kind, and sweet, and gentle child.
Sleep,
baby, sleep.
The
Man in the moon
Looked
out of the moon,
And
this is what he said,
'Tis
time that, now I'm getting up,
All
babies went to bed.
Go
to sleep and good night;
In
a rosy twilight,
With
the moon overhead
Snuggle
deep in your bed.
God
will watch, never fear,
While
Heaven draws near.
Go
to sleep and good night;
You
are safe in the sight
Of
the angels who show
Christmas
trees all aglow
So
to sleep, shut your eyes,
In
a dream's Paradise.
Where
should a baby rest?
Where
but on its mother's arm -
Where
can a baby lie
Half
so safe from every harm?
Lulla,
lulla, lullaby,
Softly
sleep, my baby;
Lulla,
lulla, lullaby,
Soft,
soft, my baby.
Nestle
there, my lovely one!
Press
to mine thy velvet cheek;
Sweetly
coo, and smile, and look,
All
the love thou canst not speak.
Lulla,
lulla, lullaby,
Softly
sleep, my baby;
Lulla,
lulla, lullaby,
Soft,
soft, my baby.
Rock-a-bye,
baby,
Thy
cradle is green;
Father's
a nobleman,
Mother's
a queen;
And
Betty's a lady,
And
wears a gold ring;
And
Johnny's a drummer,
And
drums for the king.
Now
I lay me down to sleep,
I
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
And
if I die before I wake,
I
pray the Lord my soul to take.
God
bless this house from thatch to floor,
The
twelve apostles guard the door
Four
angels to my bed;
Gabriel
stands at the head,
John
and Peter at my feet,
All
to watch me while I sleep.
I
see the moon,
And
the moon sees me;|
God
bless the moon,
And
God bless me.
Star
light, star bright,
First
star I see tonight,
I
wish I may, I wish I might,
Have
the wish I wish tonight.
Matthew,
Mark, Luke and John,
Bless
the bed that I lie on.
Four
corners to my bed,
Four
angels round my head;
One
to watch and one to pray
And
two to bear my soul away.
Teddy
bear, Teddy bear, Touch the ground.
Teddy
bear, Teddy bear, Turn around.
Teddy
bear, Teddy bear, Show your shoe.
Teddy
bear, Teddy bear, That will do.
Teddy
bear, Teddy bear, Run upstairs.
Teddy
bear, Teddy bear, Say your prayers.
Teddy
bear, Teddy bear, Blow out the light.
Teddy
bear, Teddy bear, Say good night.
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