A DADDY'S LULLABY

       

    Your daddy can do many things for you
    Yet there is one he can't, it seems.
    Alone, alone, you must alone
    Go find the land of dreams.   

    And I have taught you many things, but this
    May be the hardest of our games,
    For each of us must every night
    Go find the land of dreams.

        But I'll be here to hold you
        Until you're on your way.
        I'll tell you what to do, child.
        Abide by what I say.
       
            Pull your pillow to your cheek, child.
            Tuck the blanket in under your chin.
            Lie still.  Be calm.  Close your eyes, child.
            Breathe deep, la, la, la, la.  Good night.

    And if you wake tonight, alone in darkness
    To shadows and moonbeams
    You'll know now, how, yes, all alone
    To find the land of dreams.

    I need you now to sleep, not laugh, child.
    The night's no time for toys and schemes.
    Your daddy, soon, himself, alone
    Must seek the land of dreams.

        But I'll be here to hold you
        Until you're on your way.
        I'll tell you what to do, child.
        Abide by what I say.
       
            Pull your pillow to your cheek, child.
            Tuck the blanket in under your chin.
            Lie still.  Be calm.   Close your eyes, child.
            Breathe deep, la, la, la, la. Good night.

Reviews

[Divenire]

I have a 7 month old and this will be a great addition to my bedtime stories :)