Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AMERICAN CRADLE SONG, by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE Poet's Biography First Line: Rock-a-bye, baby, in the tree-top' Last Line: "rock-a-bye, baby, ""thy cradle is green." | ||||||||
"Rock-a-bye, baby, in the tree-top, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall; And down will come baby, cradle and all." Rock-a-bye, baby, the meadows in bloom, Laugh at the sunbeams that dance in the room; Echo the birds with your own baby tune, Coo in the sunshine and flowers of June. Rock-a-bye, baby, as softly it swings, Over the cradle the mother-love sings, Brooding and cooing at even or dawn, What will it do when the mother is gone? Rock-a-bye, baby, so cloudless the skies, Blue as the depths of your own laughing eyes, Sweet is the lullaby over your nest, That tenderly sings little baby to rest. Rock-a-bye, baby, the blue eyes will dream Sweetest when mamma's eyes over them beam; Never again will the world seem so fair-- Sleep, little baby--there's sleep in the air. Rock-a-bye, baby, the blue eyes will burn And ache with the woe that your manhood will learn; Swiftly the years come with sorrow and care, With burdens the wee, dimpled shoulders must bear. Rock-a-bye, baby, there's coming a day, Whose sorrows a mother's lips can't kiss away; Days when its song will be changed to a moan; Crosses that baby must bear all alone. Rock-a-bye, baby, the meadow's in bloom; May never the frosts pall the beauty in gloom; Be thy world ever bright as to-day it is seen; Rock-a-bye, baby, "thy cradle is green." | Discover our poem explanations - click here!Other Poems of Interest...CHRIST by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE LIMERICK by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE LIMERICK by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE LIMERICK by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE LIMERICK by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE ORPHAN BORN by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE THE ROMANCE OF THE CARPET by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE UTOPIA by ROBERT JONES BURDETTE |
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