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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AUNT CHLOE'S LULLABY, by DANIEL WEBSTER DAVIS First Line: Hesh! My baby; stop yer fuss Last Line: Mammy's baby, lou. | |||
Hesh! my baby; stop yer fuss, I's 'fraid yuz gittin wuss an' wuss; Doncher cry, an' I gwy mek' Mammy's baby 'lasses cake. Hesh! my lubly baby chil' I gwy rock yo' all de whil'; Nuffin gwyne to ketch yo' now, 'Cause yer mammy's watchin' yo'. Sleep! my little baby, sleep! Mammy's baby, Lou! How dem dogs do bark to-night! Better shet yer eyes up tight; Dey kan't hab dis baby dear; Mammy's watchin', doncher fear. Hear dem owls a-hootin' so? Dey shan't ketch dis baby, do'. Jes' like mistis lub her chil', Mammy lubs dis baby too. Sleep! my little baby, sleep! Mammy's baby, Lou! Mammy's baby, black an' sweet, Jes' like candy dat you eat, Mammy lay yo' in dis bed, While she mek de whi' folk's bread. Angels dey gwy look below, Watch dis baby sleepin' so. Go to sleep, my hunny, now, Ain't yer mammy watchin' yo'? Sleep! my little baby, sleep! Mammy's baby, Lou. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DE NIGGER'S GOT TO GO by DANIEL WEBSTER DAVIS I CAN TRUST by DANIEL WEBSTER DAVIS MISS LIZA'S BANJER by DANIEL WEBSTER DAVIS MY CHILDHOOD'S HAPPY DAYS; TO MY PARENTS by DANIEL WEBSTER DAVIS THE NEGRO MEETS TO PRAY by DANIEL WEBSTER DAVIS HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 9 by EZRA POUND TEARS IN SLEEP by LOUISE BOGAN TO PFRIMMER (LINES ON READING 'DRIFTWOOD') by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A BOY'S MOTHER by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY |
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