Motherless baby and babyless mother, Bring them together to love one another.

Crimson curtains round my mother's bed, Silken soft as may be;

Cool white curtains round about my bed, For I am but a baby.

Baby lies so fast asleep

That we cannot wake her: Will the Angels clad in white Fly from heaven to take her?

Baby lies so fast asleep

That no pain can grieve her; Put a snowdrop in her hand, Kiss her once and leave her.

I know a baby, such a baby,

Round blue eyes and cheeks of pink, Such an elbow furrowed with dimples, Such a wrist where creases sink.

"Cuddle and love me, cuddle and love me,' Crows the mouth of coral pink :

Oh, the bald head, and, oh, the sweet lips, And, oh, the sleepy eyes that wink!

Lullaby, oh, lullaby!

Stars are up, the moon is peeping;
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!

While the birds are silence keeping,
(Lullaby, oh, lullaby!)

Sleep, my baby, fall a-sleeping,

Lullaby, oh, lullaby!