Southern lullaby - Burleigh, Harry T.

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⌛ Period → 20th Century

◈ Genre / Form Partsongs

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate (Grade 3-4)

¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 78521

Editor David Anderson

Posted 2023-12-28

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

De night am long an’ de col’ win’ roar, Sleep li’l chile, go sleep! Yo’ Pappy he doan’ come home no more, Sleep li’l chile, go sleep! I wonder he sees us all alone, Wif nuffin’ to eat escept a bone; An’ do he hear yo’ Mammy moan? Sleep, li’l chile, go sleep! De stars am hid an’ de sky am black, Sleep li’l chile, go sleep! Yo’ Pappy am gone an’ he doan’ come back, Sleep, li’l chile, go sleep! He say “goodby!” an’ he gone away Till come dat evahlastin’ day— An’ it seems sech a long, long while to stay! Sleep, li’l chile, go sleep!

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