Sleep, mah li'l pigeon, don' yo' heah yo' mammy coo? Sunset still a-shinin' in de wes'; Sky am full o' windehs an' de stahs am peepin' froo-- Eb'ryt'ing but mammy's lamb at res'. Swing 'im to'ds de Eas'lan', Swing 'im to'ds de Souf-- See dat dove a-comin' wif a olive in 'is mouf! Angel hahps a-hummin' Angel banjos strummin'-- Sleep, mah li'l pigeon, don' yo' heah yo' mammy coo? Cricket fiddleh scrapin' off de rozzum f'um 'is bow, Whippo'will a-mo'nin' on a lawg; Moon ez pale ez hit kin be a-risin' mighty slow-- Stahtled at de bahkin' ob de dawg; Swing de baby eas'way, Swing de baby wes', Swing 'im to'ds de Souflan' whah de melons grow de bes'! Angel singers singin', Angel bells a-ringin', Sleep, mah li'l pigeon, don' yo' heah yo' mammy coo? Eyelids des a-droopin' li'l loweh all de w'ile, Undeh lip a-saggin' des a mite; Li'l baby toofies showin' so't o' lak a smile, Whiteh dan de snow, or des ez white. Swing 'im to'ds de No'flan', Swing 'im to'ds de Eas'-- Woolly cloud a-comin' fo' t' wrap 'im in 'is fleece! Angel ban' a-playin'-- Whut dat music sayin'? Sleep, mah li'l pigeon, don' yo' heah yo' mammy coo? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE COLISEUM by EDGAR ALLAN POE SIR GALAHAD by ALFRED TENNYSON TRANQUIL HABIT by AUGUSTE ANGELLIER FAREWELL TO SUMMER by GEORGE ARNOLD PEACE ON EARTH by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON IN VINCULIS; SONNETS WRITTEN IN AN IRISH PRISON: DEEDS MIGHT HAVE BEEN by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT MAUDLIN'S SONG: 1, FR. MIDSUMMER EVE by GORDON BOTTOMLEY |