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A LULLABY by FRANK LEBBY STANTON

First Line: SICH A LI'L FELLER, EN HE SETTIN' UP SO WISE!
Last Line: BY-BYE, HONEY, TWELL DE MAWNIN'.

Sich a li'l feller, en he settin' up so wise!
Say he like his daddy, but he got his mammy's eyes;
Angel tuck en drap him fum a winder in de skies--
By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'.

Sich a li'l feller, in de cunnin'es' er cloze!
Say he love his daddy, but his mammy's what he knows!
Foun' him in de springtime, en dey tuck him fer a rose--
By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'.

Sich a li'l feller, en he talkin' like a man!
By-bye, by-bye, kiss yo' li'l han';
Lots er li'l chillun in de sleepy lan'--
By-bye, honey, twell de mawnin'.



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