Part 4 (1/2)
BABY SONGS
HUSH YE, MY BAIRNIE
_From the Gaelic._
Hush ye, my bairnie, my bonnie wee laddie; When ye're a man ye shall follow yer daddie; Lift me a coo, and a goat, and a wether, Bringing them hame tae yer mammie thegither.
Hush ye, my bairnie, my bonnie wee lammie; Routh o' guid things ye shall bring tae yer mammie; Hare frae the meadow, and deer frae the mountain, Grouse frae the muirlan', and trout frae the fountain.
Hush ye, my bairnie, my bonnie wee dearie; Sleep! come and close the een, heavie and wearie; Closed are the wearie een, rest ye are takin', Soun' be your sleepin', and bright be yer wakin'.
THE WEE CROODLEN DOO
”Where hae ye been a' the day, My little wee croodlen doo?”
”Oh, I've been at my grandmother's; Mak my bed, mammie, noo!”
”What got ye at your grandmother's, My little wee croodlen doo?”
”I got a bonny wee fis.h.i.+e; Mak my bed, mammie, noo!”
”Oh, where did she catch the fis.h.i.+e, My bonny wee croodlen doo?”
”She catch'd it in the gutter hole; Mak my bed, mammie, noo!”
”And what did you do wi' the bones o't, My bonny wee croodlen doo?”
”I gied them to my little dog; Mak my bed, mammie, noo!”
”And what did the little doggie do, My little wee croodlen doo?”
”He stretched out his head, and his feet, and dee'd, As I do, mammie, noo!”
Baby cry, Wipe his eye.
Baby good, Give him food.
Baby sleepy, Go to bed.
Baby naughty, Smack his head.
O, can ye sew cus.h.i.+ons, Can ye sew sheets, Can ye sing Ba-loo-loo, When the bairnie greets?
And hee and ba, birdie, And hee and ba, lamb; And hee and ba, birdie, My bonnie lamb!
Hush, hush, hush, hush, And I dance mine own child, And I dance mine own child, Hush, hush, hush, hus.h.!.+
A DUTCH LULLABY
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe, Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew: ”Where are you going, and what do you wish?”
”We have come to fish for the herring-fish That live in this beautiful sea; Nets of silver and gold have we!”