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THE BYE-LOW SONG by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "SAY, BIRDIES, WHEN YOUR BED-TIME COMES"
Last Line: THE BYE-LOW SONG

Say, birdies, when your bed-time comes,
And underneath your mother's wing
You're tucked away so carefully,
Does Mamma Birdie to you sing
The Bye-low Song?

Say, little lamb, with curly hair,
That in the field is gamboling
The whole day through, when bed-time comes.
Does Mamma Sheep then to you sing
The Bye-low Song?

I know that when my bed-time comes,
And I am tired of everything,
I cannot go to sleep unless
I hear my Mamma softly sing
The Bye-Low Song.



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