HUSH, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's going to buy you a mocking bird. If the mocking bird won't sing, Papa's going to buy you a diamond ring. If the diamond ring turns to brass, Papa's going to buy you a looking-glass. If the looking-glass gets broke, Papa's going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-goat runs away, Papa's going to buy you another today. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: LYMAN KING by EDGAR LEE MASTERS CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING AS MOMENT by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE PRODIGAL SON by DAVID IGNATOW THE SONG OF THE SHEPHERDS by EDWIN MARKHAM BETRAND AND GOURGAUD TALK OVER OLD TIMES by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |