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 LIV. LULLABY

Sleep, baby, sleep! Dad is not nigh, Tossed on the deep, Lul-lul-a-by! Moon shining bright, Dropping of dew, Owls hoot all night, To-whit! to-who o!

Sleep, baby, sleep! Dad is away, Tossed on the deep, Looking for day. In the hedge-row Glow-worms alight, Rivulets flow, All through the night.

Sleep, baby, sleep! Dad is afar, Tossed on the deep, Watching a star. Clock going—tick, Tack,—in the dark. On the hearth—click!— Dies the last spark.