Lullaby

The wind whistled loud at the window-pane-- Go away, wind, and let me sleep! Ruffle the green grass billowy plain, Ruffle the billowy deep! “Hush-a-bye, hush! the wind is fled, The wind cannot ruffle the soft smooth bed,-- Hush thee, darling, sleep!”

The ivy tapped at the window-pane,-- Silence, ivy! and let me sleep! Why do you patter like drops of rain, And then play creepity-creep? “Hush-a-bye, hush! the leaves shall lie still, The moon is walking over the hill,-- Hush thee, darling, sleep!”

A dream-show rode in on a moonbeam white,-- Go away, dreams, and let me sleep! The show may be gay and golden bright, But I do not care to peep. “Hush-a-bye, hush! the dream is fled, A shining angel guards the bed, Hush thee, darling, sleep!”