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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 BALLADE OF DEAD FRIENDS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE FIRST VOYAGE OF JOHN CABOT [1497] by KATHARINE LEE BATES LORD ULLIN'S DAUGHTER by THOMAS CAMPBELL DOROTHY'S DOWER by PHOEBE CARY PANEGYRIC by ABU BAKR MUHUMMAD TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE REV. GILBERT WAKEFIELD by LUCY AIKEN THE STORY OF FIORDISPINA, FR. ORLANDO FURIOSO by LUDOVICO (LODOVICO) ARIOSTO |
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