Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LULLABY, by LOUIS C. ELSON


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LULLABY, by                    
First Line: Dollie, the night has come
Last Line: Good-night, good-night.
Subject(s): Dolls; Toys


Dollie, the night has come,
Swiftly the day has sped;
After the fun, when daylight is done,
Why, ev'ry one goes to bed,
Good-night, good-night.

Dollie, I know it's hard,
Still it won't do to cry,
For I suppose where ev'ry one goes,
We ought to go too, you and I,
Good-night, good-night.

There is a land far north,
I have heard papa say,
Where the sun glows all over the snows,
And six months long is the day,
A long, long day.

Oh, what a time they have,
Six months of fine delight,
Only I think when sunlight does sink.
There comes a long six months' night,
A long, long night.

We have it better here;
When the night's shadows creep,
Soon comes the day to drive them away,
When we awake from our sleep,
From pleasant sleep.

Close now your peeping eyes,
Till the bright morning gleams;
Softly and slow to Slumberland go,
Where angels shall bring you dreams,
Good-night, good-night.





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