CRADLE SONG. 



SILVER SONG SERIES No. IV. 



I. 



There's a baby-moon rocking far up in the sky ; 

 And the night-wind is blowing a soft lullaby ; 

 And down, away down, in a mossy-lined nest, 

 Are five little birdies 'neath mother's warm breast, 

 Are five little birdies 'neath mother's warm breast. 



CHORUS : 



O, hush-a-by, hush-a-by, little one sleep. 



O, hush-a-by, hush-a-by, little one sleep. 



O, hush-a-by, hush-a-by, little one sleep. 



II. 



Enfolded in arms that a loving hold keep, 

 Another wee baby is rocking to sleep ; 

 A soft golden head presses close to my heart ; 

 And darkly fringed eye-lids just drowsily part, 

 And darkly fringed eye-lids just drowsily part. 



CHORUS : 



III. 



The tiny star candles are lighting the way, 

 For other wee baby is rocking to sleep ; 

 But my baby's stars are his mother's brown eyes, 

 That love light his path as to dreamland he hies, 

 That love light his path as to dreamland he hies. 



CHORUS : 



IV. 



The silver-moon baby sinks low in the west, 

 The chirping is hushed in the little brown nest, 

 And swinging and swaying, with eyes closing fast, 

 My little one crosses the border at last, 

 My little one crosses the border at last. 



CHORUS : 



O, hush thee, O, hush thee, my little one, sleep. 

 O, hush thee, O, hush thee, my little one, sleep. 

 O, hush thee, O, hush thee, my little one, sleep. 



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