Hush-a-by, baby! Your baby, mamma, No one but pussy may go where you are; Soft-footed pussy alone may pass by, For if he wakens your baby will cry. Hush-a-by, dolly! My baby are you, Yellow-haired dolly with eyes of bright blue; Though I say "Hush!" because mother does so, You wouldn't cry like her baby, I know! Hush-a-by, baby! Mamma walks about, Sings to you softly, or rocks you without; If you slept sounder, then I might walk, too, Sing to my dolly and rock her like you. Hush-a-by, dolly! sleep sweetly, my pet! Dear mamma made you this fine berceaunette, Muslin and rose-color, ribbon and lace-- When had a baby a cosier place? Hush-a-by, baby! the baby who cries-- Why, dear mamma, don't you shut baby's eyes? Pull down his wire, as I do, you see, Lay him by dolly, and come out with me. Hush-a-by, dolly! Mamma will not speak; You, my dear baby, would sleep for a week. Poor mamma's baby allows her no rest, Hush-a-by, dolly, of babies the best! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW TO BE A POET (TO REMIND MYSELF) by WENDELL BERRY THE CORNUCOPIA OF RED AND GREEN COMFITS by AMY LOWELL SEVEN TIMES ONE [- CHILDHOOD. EXULTATION] by JEAN INGELOW THE CITY OF GOD by SAMUEL JOHNSON (1822-1882) INLAND by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 42. AL-JAMIL by EDWIN ARNOLD STANZAS, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH OF A RELATIVE ABROAD by BERNARD BARTON |