Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
Poems of Home: II. For ChildrenGo Sleep, ma Honey
Edward D. BarkerW
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
He sing a pow’ful mo’nful tune,
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
De day bird ’s sleepin’ on his nes’,
He know it time to take a res’,
An’ he gwine ter do his lebel bes’,—
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
Its pickin ’s froo for to-day,—
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
De night time surely come to pass,
De cricket ’s chirpin’ in de grass,
An’ de ole mule ’s gone to sleep at las’,—
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
Dey ’s a ghos’ out dah, sure ’s yo born,—
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.
But he dassent come where we keep a light,
An’ de candle ’s burnin’ all de night,
So sink to res’, des be all right,—
Go sleep, ma honey, m—m.