Mama's going to search for a shooting star. Mama's going to show you the evening sky.
Momma's going to buy you another some day.Īdditional verses found in the book "Hush Little Baby", by Sylvia Long Momma's going to buy you a shetland pony. Momma's going to buy you a looking glass. Here's another version that uses a mixture of the other versions This version changes a few of the lyrics like buying an apple pie If that stack of hay falls down, papa's gonna run you out of this This song has also been covered by Carly Simon and James Taylor amongst others also Bo Diddley used the lyrics in one of his songs.įor further information about the song "Hush, Little Baby", check out Wikipedia.Īn interesting verse that doesn't make a lot of sense
Other versions contain Mama and even Granny, yet the original was Papa.Ĭharlie Foxx arranged and then recorded "Mockingbird" with his sister Inez in 1963 a rhythm and blues version using lyrics based on the traditional song. This was originally a song sung by mothers to the children whilst the father was off hunting. One instance of this is "Hush, little baby, don't say a word, mama's going to buy you a mockingbird". The lyrics of the song promise many different rewards to the baby or child if they calm down, stop crying and are quiet. There have been numerous recordings of the song by various artists, and it has also been changed a bit by different artists and made to fit into their own songs. It is a popular children's lullaby.Īll the verses of the song rhyme together, and can be sung from any point of view such as the mothers, fathers, sisters, or brothers by replacing a word in the song. Now hush, little baby, don't you cry Everything's gonna be alright Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya Daddy's here to hold ya through the night I know Mommy's not here right now, and we don't know why We fear how we feel inside It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby But I promise Momma's gon' be alright Heh, it's funny I remember back one year when Daddy had no money Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up and stuck 'em under the tree And said some of 'em were from me 'cause Daddy couldn't buy 'em I'll never forget that Christmas, I sat up the whole night cryin' 'Cause Daddy felt like a bum-see, Daddy had a job but his job Was to keep the food on the table for you and Mom and at the time Every house that we lived in either kept gettin' Broken into and robbed or shot up on the block and your Mom Was savin' money for you in a jar Tryna start a piggy bank for you so you could go to college Almost had a thousand dollars, 'til someone broke in and stole it And I know it hurts so bad it broke your Momma's heart And it seemed like everything was just startin' to fall apart Mom and Dad was arguin' a lot, so Momma moved back On to Chalmers in the flat, one-bedroom apartment And Dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on Novara And that's when Daddy went to California with his CD And met Dr.The author and origins of "Hush, Little Baby" are unknown, but it is thought to be written somewhere in the United States since this is where mockingbirds originated. Yeah I know sometimes Things may not always make sense to you right now But ayy What'd Daddy always tell you? Straighten up, little soldier, stiffen up that upper lip What you cryin' about? You got me Hailie, I know you miss your Mom, and I know you miss your Dad When I'm gone, but I'm tryna give you the life that I never had I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you wanna cry 'Cause you're scared, I ain't there, Daddy's witchu in your prayers No more cryin', wipe them tears, Daddy's here, no more nightmares We gon' pull together through it, we gon' do it Lainie-Uncle's crazy, ain't he? Yeah, but he loves you, girl, and you better know it We're all we got in this world when it spins, when it swirls When it whirls, when it twirls, two little beautiful girls Lookin' puzzled, in a daze, I know it's confusin' you Daddy's always on the move, Momma's always on the news I try to keep you sheltered from it, but somehow it seems The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me All the things growin' up as Daddy that he had to see Daddy don't want you to see, but you see just as much as he did We did not plan it to be this way, your mother and me But things have got so bad between us, I don't see us ever bein' Together ever again, like we used to be when we was teenagers But then, of course, everything always happens for a reason I guess it was never meant to be, but it's just something We have no control over, and that's what destiny is But no more worries, rest your head and go to sleep Maybe one day we'll wake up and this'll all just be a dream
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