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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIS MOTHER'S WAY, by FRANK LEBBY STANTON Poet's Biography
First Line: When he in his cradle sleepin'
Last Line: She kiss him right awake!
Subject(s): Mothers
First Line: When he in his cradle sleepin'
Last Line: She kiss him right awake!
Subject(s): Mothers
WHEN he in his cradle sleepin',
Wid dat purty smile er his,
His mammy come a-creepin'
En wake him wid a kiss.
En den it's "Go ter sleepy,
Sweetheart, fer mammy's sake."
But, ain't a bit er use in it:
She kiss him right awake!
She allus dar a-peepin'
En talkin' out lak dis:
"He look so purty sleepin'
I 'bleege ter steal a kiss!"
En den it's "Go ter sleepy,
Sweetheart, fer mammy's sake!"
But, ain't a bit er use in it--
She kiss him right awake!
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