Sich a li'l feller, en he settin' up so wise! Say he like his daddy, but he got his mammy's eyes; Angel tuck en drap him fum a winder in de skies-- By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'. Sich a li'l feller, in de cunnin'es' er cloze! Say he love his daddy, but his mammy's what he knows! Foun' him in de springtime, en dey tuck him fer a rose-- By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'. Sich a li'l feller, en he talkin' like a man! By-bye, by-bye, kiss yo' li'l han'; Lots er li'l chillun in de sleepy lan'-- By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'. |