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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GO SLEEP, MA HONEY, by EDWARD D. BARKER First Line: Whipp'will's singin' to de moon Last Line: Go sleep ma honey m--m. Subject(s): Children; Childhood | |||
WHIPP'WILL'S singin' to de moon, -- Go sleep, ma honey, m--m. He sing a pow'ful mo'nful tune, Go sleep, ma honey, m--m. De day bird 's sleepin' on his nes', He know it time to take a res', An' he gwine ter do his lebel bes', -- Go sleep, ma honey, m--m. Old banjo's laid away, -- Go sleep, ma honey, m--m. Its pickin's froo for to-day, -- Go sleep, ma honey, m--m. De night time surely come to pass, De cricket's chirpin' in de grass, An' de ole mule 's gone to sleep at las', -- Go sleep, ma honey, m--m. I hear de night win' in de corn, -- Go sleep, ma honey, m--m. Dey's a ghos' out dah, sure's yo born, -- Go sleep, ma honey, m--m. But he dassent come where we keep a light, An' de candle's burnin' all de night, So sink to res', des be all right, -- Go sleep ma honey m--m. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE COOPER SQUARE by KAREN SWENSON |
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