Go Sleep, ma Honey
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’,
He know it time to take a res’,
An’ he gwine ter do his lebel bes’,—
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
Old banjo ’s laid away,—
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
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’,—
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
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.
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.