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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MODERN LULLABY, by ELEANOR STANLEY LOCKWOOD
First Line: Hush-a-bye, baby, life's just a blight
Last Line: But the name of the lady, nobody knows.
Subject(s): Babies; Infants
First Line: Hush-a-bye, baby, life's just a blight
Last Line: But the name of the lady, nobody knows.
Subject(s): Babies; Infants
Hush-a-bye, baby, life's just a blight,
Man is a monkey, Barnum was right;
Ma's gone a-voting, Pa's buying clothes --
But the name of the lady, nobody knows.
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