Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY SWEET LITTLE DARLING, by ANONYMOUS


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MY SWEET LITTLE DARLING, by                    
First Line: "my sweet little darling, my comfort and joy"
Last Line: "sweet baby, lully, lully, sweet baby, lully, lully"
Subject(s): Babies; Infants


MY sweet little darling, my comfort and joy,
Sing lullaby, lully,
In beauty excelling the Princes of Troy,
Sing lullaby, lully.
Now rest, child, and sleep, child, thy mother's sweet boy,
Sing lullaby, lully,
The gods bless and keep thee from cruel annoy,
Sing lully, lully, lully,
Sweet baby, lully, lully, sweet baby, lully, lully.

Thy father, sweet infant, from mother is gone,
Sing lullaby, lully,
And she in the woods here with thee left alone,
Sing lullaby, lully.
To thee, little infant, why do I make moan?
Sing lullaby, lully,
Since thou canst not help me to sigh nor to groan,
Sing lully, lully, lully,
Sweet baby, lully, lully, sweet baby, lully, lully.





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