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LULLABY, by                    
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.





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