Hush Little Baby (Mama's Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird)
Hush Little Baby (Mama's Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird)
Lullaby
Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird.
If that mockingbird don't sing,
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns to brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's gonna buy you a billy-goat.
If that billy-goat won't pull,
Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull.
If that cart and bull turn over,
Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover.
If that dog named Rover won't bark,
Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart.
If that horse and cart falls down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.
 - American Children's Songs - The USA - Mama Lisa's World: Children's Songs and Rhymes from Around the World
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Before singing this lullaby in the recording below, Richard says, "Hello again, it's Richard on Long Island and I'm going to demolish your sexist stereotype that only mommies and grandmas can sing lullabies to children... daddies and grandpas can do it also."
Many thanks to Richard Stark for the 3rd recording of Hush Little Baby.
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
1st Illustration: Kate Greenaway.
2nd illustration of a Mockingbird comes from "Bulletin", Issue 17 (1902) by United States. Bureau of Biological Survey.
