A lullaby is a song that is sung to help lull a baby to sleep. Although it was invented for this, it’s also believed to have other purposes as well, such as to pass down cultural knowledge to the younger generations from their infancy. Lullabies are mostly simple in nature and they have soothing melodies about them, which makes them perfect as part of a sleeping time routine for babies.
Here are the lyrics to some popular lullabies
Hush, little baby
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,
Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird won’t sing,
Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass.
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Papa’s gonna buy you a billy goat.
And if that billy goat won’t pull
Papa’s gonna buy you a cart and bull.
And if that cart and bull fall down,
You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town.
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
Your father tends the sheep
Your mother shakes the dreamland tree
And from it fall sweet dreams for thee
Sleep, baby, sleep
Sleep, baby, sleep
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
All the Pretty Horses
Hush-a-bye, don’t you cry,
Go to sleep, my little baby.
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
Black and bays, dapples, grays,
All the pretty little horses.
Hush-a-bye, don’t you cry,
Go to sleep, my little baby.
Hush-a-bye, don’t you cry,
Go to sleep, my little baby.
When you wake you shall have
All the pretty little horses.
