MAY de Lord -- He will be glad of me -- In de heaven He'll rejoice. In de heaven, once, In de heaven, twice, In de heaven He'll rejoice. Bright sparkles in de churchyard Give light unto de tomb; Bright summer, spring's over, Sweet flowers in der bloom. My mother, once, My mother, twice, My mother she'll rejoice. In de heaven once, etc. Mother, rock me in de cradle all de day; -- All de day, etc. Oh, mother, don't yer love yer darlin' child? Oh, rock me in de cradle all de day. Rock me, etc. You may lay me down to sleep, my mother dear, Oh, rock me in de cradle all de day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INCORRIGIBLE DIRIGIBLE by HAYDEN CARRUTH YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE SAY by JAMES GALVIN SYMPATHY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE PASSING OF THE EX-SLAVE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON LOHENGRIN; PROEM by EMMA LAZARUS CONSECRATED GROUND; READ AT THE NEW YORK CITY HALL by EDWIN MARKHAM |