The Bed-time Song
A Song from the Kentucky Mountains...
The Bed-time Song
Folk Song
Saw a crow a-flying low,
Kitty alone, kitty alone,
Saw a crow a-flying low,
Kitty alone-a-lie,
Saw a crow a-flying low,
And a cat a-spinning tow*.
Kitty alone-a-lie,
Rock-a-marry-a-ree.
In came a little bee,
Kitty alone, kitty alone,
In came a little bee,
Kitty alone-a-lie,
In came a little bee,
With some honey on his knee.
Kitty alone-a-lie,
Rock-a-marry-a-ree.
In came the little flea,
Kitty alone, kitty alone,
In came the little flea,
Kitty alone-a-lie,
In came the little flea,
With a fiddle on his knee.
Kitty alone-a-lie,
Rock-a-marry-a-ree.
In came the little rat,
Kitty alone, kitty alone,
In came the little rat,
Kitty alone-a-lie
In came the little rat,
With some butter and some fat
Kitty alone-a-lie,
Rock-a-marry-a-ree.
Notes
*Flax, hemp or jute fibers prepared for spinning.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This song was collected in "Lonesome Tunes": Folksongs from the Kentucky Mountains (1916), by L. Wyman and H. Brockway. Thanks to Monique Palomares for the score and midi.
