Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BABY JOHN, by BURGES JOHNSON


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First Line: The lazy sun is yawning as it hides behind the town
Last Line: To see if you are sleeping, baby john.
Subject(s): Babies; Sleep; Infants


The lazy sun is yawning, as it hides behind the town,
For the Sleepy-Time is at hand;
And cozy beds are calling, as the sun goes creeping down,
To each little boy in the land.
The organ-man is drowsy as he wanders down the street;
The leaves are asleep on the tree;
And the horses and the wagons and the little dogs you meet
Are as sleepy as they can be.

Your bed is calling to you, little John, Baby John!
There's a sleepy chair beside it to hang your clothes upon.
And I hear the cool sheets saying, "What means this long delaying?
It is time you stopped your playing, Baby John!"

The chairs are all so tired that to use them is a sin,
While the floor is asleep, no doubt,
And the carpets are the bedclothes that snugly tuck it in—
You'll wake it if you run about!
I heard the cuckoo calling from the big clock in the hall—
"Hurry up, little John!" it said;
And the little clock is ticking, half asleep against the wall,
"Go to bed! Go to bed! Go to bed!"

Your bed is calling to you, little John, Baby John!
There's a crinkley white pillow to rest your head upon.
And the little dreams come creeping, I can see them slyly peeping
To see if you are sleeping, Baby John.





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