Dance my baby diddy, What shall thy mother do with thee? But sit in her lap And give it some pap, And dance a baby diddy. Smile, my baby bonnie, What shall time bring on thee? Sorrow and care, Frowns and gray hair, So smile my baby bonnie. Laugh, my baby beauty, What will time do to thee? Furrow your cheek, Wrinkle your neck, So laugh, my baby beauty. Dance, my baby deary, Thy mother will never be weary, Frolic and play Now while you may, And dance, my baby deary. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WANDERINGS OF OISIN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE HARP by RALPH WALDO EMERSON HARVEST SONG by LUDWIG HENRICH CHRISTOPH HOLTY THE TEARS OF THE POPLARS by EDITH MATILDA THOMAS THE MAN WHO DREAMED OF FAERYLAND by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS ANIMALS, AND THEIR COUNTRIES by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |