Lullaby

Baby wants a lullaby; Where should mother find it? In a bird's nest rocked on high; Birdie, birdie lined it; Find it under birdie's wing,— Soft birdie's feather;— O the downy, downy thing! O the summer weather!

Baby wants a lullaby; Where shall sister find it? In a soft cloud of the sky, With white wool behind it; Watch you may, but cannot guess If the cloud has motion, Such a perfect calm there is In the airy ocean.

O the land of Lullabies! Where shall father find it? Safe in mother's breast it lies, With her arms to bind it; O a soft and sleepy song! Sleep, baby blossom! Sleep is short, sleep is long, Sweet is mother's bosom!