Sleep, li'l chillun--daddy gone ter fight, But mammy's dar, a-watchin'--watchin' thoo' de night. Col' win' a-creepin' whar de shadders stay, Done blowed de stars out, an' can't fin' his way! Singin' you ter sleep, Sweetes' watch ter keep, Mammy is a-singin'-- Singin' you ter sleep. Fightin' time fer daddy what love you good and true. Watch time fer mammy, an' dream time fer you! Li'l stars ter sleep, too, till come de shiny beam An' "Sweetes' Mammy" singin'--singin' in yo' dream! Singin' in yo' dream Till de shiny beam Wake you fun dreamin'-- Singin' in yo' dream. Sleep, li'l chillun, gone ter happy lan'-- Li'l sister sweetheart, an' li'l sojer man! War time's yo' playtime all de shiny day, Den dream de war away, chillun--dream de war away! Dream de war away Till Mawnin' wake de Day; Dream de war away, chillun-- Dream de war away! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WITH A COPY OF HERRICK by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE SIC VITA by HENRY KING (1592-1669) THE SONG OF THE CAMP by BAYARD TAYLOR A BALLADE OF LAWN TENNIS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS BURNING STRAWPILES by EVA K. ANGLESBURG AN INFANTRYMAN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN EXTRACTS FROM VERSES WRITTEN FOR THE NEW YEAR, 1823 by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD THE WANDERER: 1. IN ITALY: SINCE by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |