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Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
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Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top,
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,
When the bough bends, the cradle will fall,
Down will come baby, bough, cradle, and all.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Lullabies.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/390/.
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