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The Mockingbird Song (Hush Little Baby) Lyrics
(Traditional American Lyrics)
Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Papa's going to buy you a mocking bird.
And if that mocking bird don't sing,
Papa's going to buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring is brass,
Papa's going to buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass gets broke,
Papa's going to buy you a billy goat.
If that billy goat don't pull,
Papa's going buy you a cart and bull.
If that cart and bull turn over,
Papa's going to buy a dog named Rover.
If that dog named Rover don't bark,
Papa's going to buy you a horse and cart
If that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.
Papa's going to buy you a mocking bird.
And if that mocking bird don't sing,
Papa's going to buy you a diamond ring.
Papa's going to buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass gets broke,
Papa's going to buy you a billy goat.
Papa's going buy you a cart and bull.
If that cart and bull turn over,
Papa's going to buy a dog named Rover.
Papa's going to buy you a horse and cart
If that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.
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Looks like the words came from kids. To make the lullaby singer's voice sweeter the words are to please, not a baby, but a 6 years old girl (with diamond ring and looking glass) and boy (with a dog named Rover). The word play is like Mother Goose Rhymes. If this be used as lullaby, it will be by a kid baby-sitter, not by an adult like the baby's mother.