Living

"Bye, Baby, Night is Come"

by Mary Mapes Dodge 1831–1905

From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)

Living

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!

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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