"Lullaby, O, lullaby!" Thus I heard a father cry. "Lullaby, O, lullaby! The brat will never shut an eye; Hither come, some power divine! Close his lids, or open mine!" "Lullaby, O, lullaby! What the devil makes him cry? Lullaby, O, lullaby! Still he stares--I wonder why, Why are not the sons of earth Blind, like puppies, from their birth?" "Lullaby, O, lullaby!" Thus I heard the father cry; "Lullaby, O, lullaby! Mary, you must come and try!-- Hush, oh, hush, for mercy's sake-- The more I sing, the more you wake!" "Lullaby, O, lullaby! Fie, you little creature, fie! Lullaby, O, lullaby! Is no poppy-syrup nigh? Give him more, or give him all, I am nodding to his fall!" "Lullaby, O, lullaby! Two such nights and I shall die! Lullaby, O, lullaby! He'll be bruised, and so shall I-- How can I from bedposts keep, When I'm walking in my sleep?" "Lullaby, O, lullaby! Sleep his very looks deny-- Lullaby, O, lullaby! Nature soon will stupefy-- My nerves relax--my eyes grow dim-- Who's that fallen--me or him?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HAWORTH CHURCHYARD by MATTHEW ARNOLD FIRST BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 11 by THOMAS CAMPION THE LILY IN CRYSTAL by ROBERT HERRICK CENTENNIAL MEDITATION OF COLUMBIA by SIDNEY LANIER SONNET: 13. TO MR. H. LAWES, ON HIS AIRS by JOHN MILTON TO MY BOOKS by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON |