The Mockingbird Song (Hush Little Baby) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by vphi 

Cover art for The Mockingbird Song (Hush Little Baby) lyrics by Joan Baez

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.