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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LULLABY, by EDMUND LEAMY First Line: Oh, honey, li'l honey, come and lay yo' woolly Last Line: Sleepy, sleepy sleep. | |||
Oh, honey, li'l honey, come and lay yo' woolly head, Upon yo' mammy's bosom, play at possum bein' dead, Fo' a li'l babe am sleepy, an' it's time to go to bed, So come, ma li'l baby, ma li'l lovin' baby, Ah, sleep, ma li'l baby, Sleepy, sleepy sleep. Don't yo' cry yo' li'l eyes out, sho' de summer day am done, An' de flowers am gone bye-bye wit' de great big yellow sun, An' de stars am all a-peepin' fo' to ketch him on de run, But yo' must sleep, ma baby, ma li'l lovin' baby; Ah, sleep, ma li'l baby, Sleepy, sleepy sleep. Ah, hush, ma pickaninny, sho' yo's mammy's li'l prize, But de san' man am a-comin' fo' to close a baby's eyes, An' de angels all am creepin' fro' de splendor ob de skies To guard a li'l baby, ma li'l lovin' baby; So sleep, ma li'l baby, Sleepy, sleepy sleep. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TICKET AGENT by EDMUND LEAMY THE EXECUTIVE by DAVID IGNATOW MY LOST YOUTH by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW TO A KNOT OF UNGENEROUS CRITICS by GEORGE GORDON BYRON PREFIXED TO THOMAS RAVENSCROFT'S 'DISCOURSE...' by THOMAS CAMPION HOW THE COMMENCEMENT GROWS NEW by JOHN CLEVELAND EUROPA by WILLIAM JOHNSON CORY |
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