HUSH, little baby, don't say a word, Papa's going to buy you a mocking bird. If the mocking bird won't sing, Papa's going to buy you a diamond ring. If the diamond ring turns to brass, Papa's going to buy you a looking-glass. If the looking-glass gets broke, Papa's going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-goat runs away, Papa's going to buy you another today. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SMILING MOUTH by CHARLES D'ORLEANS SEVEN AGES OF MAN, FR. AS YOU LIKE IT by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE TO SIR JOHN SPENSER KNIGHTE, ALDERMAN OF LONDON by RICHARD BARNFIELD THE PLAYERS by FRANCIS LAWRENCE BICKLEY |