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Wit and Humor of America, The Vol 03

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<h2>MAMMY'S LULLABY</h2> <h3>BY STRICKLAND W. GILLILAN</h3> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> Sleep, mah li'l pigeon, don' yo' heah yo' mammy coo? Sunset still a-shinin' in de wes'; Sky am full o' windehs an' de stahs am peepin' froo— Eb'ryt'ing but mammy's lamb at res'. Swing 'im to'ds de Eas'lan', Swing 'im to'ds de Souf— See dat dove a-comin' wif a olive in 'is mouf! Angel hahps a-hummin', Angel banjos strummin'— Sleep, mah li'l pigeon, don' yo' heah yo' mammy coo? </div> <div class="stanza"> Cricket fiddleh scrapin' off de rozzum f'um 'is bow, Whippo'will a-mo'nin' on a lawg; Moon ez pale ez hit kin be a-risin' mighty slow— Stahtled at de bahkin' ob de dawg; Swing de baby Eas'way, Swing de baby Wes', Swing 'im to'ds de Souflan' whah de melon grow de bes'! Angel singers singin', Angel bells a-ringin', Sleep, mah li'l pigeon, don' yo' heah yo' mammy coo? </div> <div class="stanza"> Eyelids des a-droopin' li'l loweh all de w'ile, Undeh lip a-saggin' des a mite; Li'l baby toofies showin' so't o' lak a smile, Whiteh dan de snow, or des ez white. Swing 'im to'ds de No'flan', Swing 'im to'ds de Eas'— Woolly cloud a-comin' fo' t' wrap 'im in 'is fleece! Angel ban' a-playin'— Whut dat music sayin'? "Sleep, mah li'l pigeon, don' yo' heah yo' mammy coo?" </div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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