GO SLEEP.
Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!De boogahman koch yo’Ef yo’ peep!Go sleep!He prowlin’ ’roun’Sof’ ez er cat—He kno’ whahLi’l’ pickahninny’s at—Go sleep!Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!Still ez er mouseWhen creepin’ keep—Go sleep!De boogahmanAm moighty peert!He sly ol’ foxDat’s on de ’lert!Go sleep!Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!I hyeah de boogahmanCreep, creep creep!Go sleep!He kotch er hol’An’ shake de do’—An’ ope his moufAn’ said wo’, wo’!Go sleep!
Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!De boogahman koch yo’Ef yo’ peep!Go sleep!He prowlin’ ’roun’Sof’ ez er cat—He kno’ whahLi’l’ pickahninny’s at—Go sleep!Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!Still ez er mouseWhen creepin’ keep—Go sleep!De boogahmanAm moighty peert!He sly ol’ foxDat’s on de ’lert!Go sleep!Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!I hyeah de boogahmanCreep, creep creep!Go sleep!He kotch er hol’An’ shake de do’—An’ ope his moufAn’ said wo’, wo’!Go sleep!
Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!De boogahman koch yo’Ef yo’ peep!Go sleep!He prowlin’ ’roun’Sof’ ez er cat—He kno’ whahLi’l’ pickahninny’s at—Go sleep!
Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!
Go sleep!
De boogahman koch yo’
Ef yo’ peep!
Go sleep!
He prowlin’ ’roun’
Sof’ ez er cat—
He kno’ whah
Li’l’ pickahninny’s at—
Go sleep!
Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!Still ez er mouseWhen creepin’ keep—Go sleep!De boogahmanAm moighty peert!He sly ol’ foxDat’s on de ’lert!Go sleep!
Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!
Go sleep!
Still ez er mouse
When creepin’ keep—
Go sleep!
De boogahman
Am moighty peert!
He sly ol’ fox
Dat’s on de ’lert!
Go sleep!
Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!Go sleep!I hyeah de boogahmanCreep, creep creep!Go sleep!He kotch er hol’An’ shake de do’—An’ ope his moufAn’ said wo’, wo’!Go sleep!
Go sleep, li’l’ pickahninny!
Go sleep!
I hyeah de boogahman
Creep, creep creep!
Go sleep!
He kotch er hol’
An’ shake de do’—
An’ ope his mouf
An’ said wo’, wo’!
Go sleep!