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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ENGLISH FOLK LULLABY, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Dance my baby diddy Last Line: "and dance, my baby deary" | |||
Dance my baby diddy, What shall thy mother do with thee? But sit in her lap And give it some pap, And dance a baby diddy. Smile, my baby bonnie, What shall time bring on thee? Sorrow and care, Frowns and gray hair, So smile my baby bonnie. Laugh, my baby beauty, What will time do to thee? Furrow your cheek, Wrinkle your neck, So laugh, my baby beauty. Dance, my baby deary, Thy mother will never be weary, Frolic and play Now while you may, And dance, my baby deary. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest..."'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS 1648 : FOR COSSACKS by ANONYMOUS A CHERRY YEAR / A MERRY YEAR by ANONYMOUS A COMET FROM THE RHYMERS' CLUB AFAR by ANONYMOUS "A FOX, A FOX, UP GALLANTS TO THE FIELDS" by ANONYMOUS A HORSE AND A FLEA AND THREE BLIND MICE by ANONYMOUS "A LAIRD, A LORD / A COOPER, A THIEF" by ANONYMOUS A LITTLE COCK SPARROW SAT ON A GREEN TREE by ANONYMOUS |
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