Last week I posted the words to Nathan's favorite lullaby, Hush Little Baby. I sing him to sleep every night with these classic words. However, starting today I am going to lull him to sleep with these words instead...
Hush little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's going to show you a hummingbird.
If that hummingbird should fly,
Mama's going to show you the evening sky.
When the nighttime shadows fall,
Mama's going to hear the crickets call.
While their song drifts from afar,
Mama's going to search for a shooting star.
When that star has dropped from view,
Mama's going to read a book with you.
When that story has been read,
Mama's going to bring your warm bedspread.
If that quilt begins to wear,
Mama's going to find your teddy bear.
If that teddy bear won't hug,
Mama's going to catch you a lightning bug.
If that lightning bug won't glow,
Mama's going to play on her old banjo.
If that banjo's out of tune,
Mama's going to show you the harvest moon.
As that moon drifts through the sky,
Mama's going to sing you a lullaby.
Author Sylvia Long shares these words with us in the hopes that we teach our children to appreciate the beauty in nature and the genuine love between a mother and her child, and not to focus on buying our children things and teaching them to be materialistic. I share her sentiments, so I share her words with you. I hope you enjoy!
1 comment:
I am so glad you are not singing the original song---I never liked that song. For me, my song for Sarah as an infant was "You are my sunshine". She still loves it. :)
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