Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume I. Of Home: of Friendship. 1904. | | | | Poems of Home: II. For Children | | Go Sleep, ma Honey | | Edward D. Barker |
| | | WHIPP’WILL ’s singin’ to de moon,— | |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | |
| He sing a pow’ful mo’nful tune, | |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | |
| De day bird ’s sleepin’ on his nes’, | 5 |
| He know it time to take a res’, | |
| An’ he gwine ter do his lebel bes’,— | |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | |
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| Old banjo ’s laid away,— | |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | 10 |
| Its pickin ’s froo for to-day,— | |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | |
| De night time surely come to pass, | |
| De cricket ’s chirpin’ in de grass, | |
| An’ de ole mule ’s gone to sleep at las’,— | 15 |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | |
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| I hear de night win’ in de corn,— | |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | |
| Dey ’s a ghos’ out dah, sure ’s yo born,— | |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | 20 |
| But he dassent come where we keep a light, | |
| An’ de candle ’s burnin’ all de night, | |
| So sink to res’, des be all right,— | |
| Go sleep, ma honey, m—m. | | | | |
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