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Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.

Poems of Home: II. For Children

Go Sleep, ma Honey

Edward D. Barker

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.