Oh, Slumber, My Darling, Thy Sire Is a Knight
Oh, slumber, my darling, thy sire* is a knight;
Thy mother a lady so lovely and bright.
The hills and the dales and the towers which you see,
They all shall belong, my dear baby, to thee.
Notes
*Sire here means father.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This rhyme can be found in "A History of Nursery Rhymes" by Percy B. Green (1899).
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