Lullaby

Sleepy little, creepy little goblins in the gloaming With their airy little, fairy little faces all aglow, Winking little, blinking little brownies gone a-roaming Hear their rustling little, bustling little footfalls as they go; Laughing little, chaffing little voices sweetly singing In the dearest little, queerest little baby lullabies, Creep, creep, creep! Time to go to sleep! Baby playing ’possum with his big, brown eyes!

Cricket in the thicket with the oddest little chatter Sings his prattling little, rattling little, tattling little tune, Fleet the feet of tiny stars go patter, patter, patter, As they scamper from the heavens at the rising of the moon; Beaming little, gleaming little fire flies go dreaming To the dearest little, queerest little baby lullabies, Creep, creep, creep! Time to go to sleep! Baby playing ’possum with his big, brown eyes!

Quaking little, shaking little voices all a-quiver In the mushy little, rushy little, reedy, weedy bogs, Droning little, moaning little chorus by the river In the joking little, croaking little cadence of the frogs, Eerie little, cheery little glowworms in the gloaming Where the clover heads like fairy little night caps rise, Creep, creep, creep! Time to go to sleep! Baby playing ’possum with his big, brown eyes!