Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DOLLY'S LULLABY, by JULIANA HORATIA GATTY EWING First Line: Hush-a-by, baby! Your baby, mamma Last Line: Hush-a-by, dolly, of babies the best! Subject(s): Dolls; Toys | ||||||||
Hush-a-by, baby! Your baby, mamma, No one but pussy may go where you are; Soft-footed pussy alone may pass by, For if he wakens your baby will cry. Hush-a-by, dolly! My baby are you, Yellow-haired dolly with eyes of bright blue; Though I say "Hush!" because mother does so, You wouldn't cry like her baby, I know! Hush-a-by, baby! Mamma walks about, Sings to you softly, or rocks you without; If you slept sounder, then I might walk, too, Sing to my dolly and rock her like you. Hush-a-by, dolly! sleep sweetly, my pet! Dear mamma made you this fine berceaunette, Muslin and rose-color, ribbon and lace-- When had a baby a cosier place? Hush-a-by, baby! the baby who cries-- Why, dear mamma, don't you shut baby's eyes? Pull down his wire, as I do, you see, Lay him by dolly, and come out with me. Hush-a-by, dolly! Mamma will not speak; You, my dear baby, would sleep for a week. Poor mamma's baby allows her no rest, Hush-a-by, dolly, of babies the best! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SUSIE, KIKI, ANNIE: 2 by MEI-MEI BERSSENBRUGGE THE DOLLS MUSEUM IN DUBLIN by EAVAN BOLAND PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE BECKETT KIT by LINDA GREGG THE DOLL BELIEVERS by CLARENCE MAJOR CHILD MARGARET by CARL SANDBURG FOR GOOD LUCK by JULIANA HORATIA GATTY EWING |
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