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"Bye, Baby, Night is Come"
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Bye, baby, night is come,
And the sun is going home
Bye, baby, bye!
All the flowers have shut their eyes;
On the grass a shadow lies;
Bye, baby, bye!
Bye, baby, birds are sleeping;
One by one the stars are peeping;
Bye, baby, bye!
In the far-off sky they twinkle,
While the cows come tinkle, tinkle;
Bye, baby, bye!
Bye, baby, mother holds thee;
Loving, tender care infolds thee;
Bye, baby, bye!
Angels in thy dreams caress thee;
Through the darkness guard and bless thee;
Bye, baby, bye!
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “"Bye, Baby, Night is Come".” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/5/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “"Bye, Baby, Night is Come".” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/5/.
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