BEDTIME
The stars are there a-winking
Right at a boy I know;
They seem to be a-thinking
That he to bed should go.
Right at a boy I know;
They seem to be a-thinking
That he to bed should go.
The great round moon is gazing
At him with steady eyes;
He says, "It's quite amazing
That every night he cries."
At him with steady eyes;
He says, "It's quite amazing
That every night he cries."
The trees are now a-bowing
So dignified and deep,
The darkness thus allowing
For them to go to sleep.
So dignified and deep,
The darkness thus allowing
For them to go to sleep.
The rose is there a-nodding
Her head within the gloom;
She does not need a prodding
To go to bed so soon.
Her head within the gloom;
She does not need a prodding
To go to bed so soon.
The toads are just a peeping
To see if you're awake;
They think you are a keeping
Yourself up very late.
To see if you're awake;
They think you are a keeping
Yourself up very late.
A little boy's a-blinking—
The sand-man's late to-night;
What can he be a-thinking,
By keeping out of sight?
The sand-man's late to-night;
What can he be a-thinking,
By keeping out of sight?
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