by Charles Buxton Going (1863 - 1952)
The sleepy song
Language: English
The butterfly danced in the fields all day, Bye low, bye low. And birds say blythe in the boughs all day, Bye low, bye low. And little grey rabbits scampered in play But now they're in slumberland, all tucked away For this is sleepy, sleepy time, Bye low, bye low. The butterfly swings in the flower asleep, Bye low, bye low. And little birds in the tree are asleep, Bye low, bye low. And in the burrow quiet and deep The little grey rabbits cuddle a heap For this is sleepy, sleepy time, Bye low, bye low.
Authorship:
- by Charles Buxton Going (1863 - 1952) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gertrude Martin Rohrer , "The sleepy song" [ low voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-18
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Word count: 97