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Lyrics
by J. R. Shannon
Melody by John Valentine Eppel (1914)
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A lyllabye
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Hush-a-bye,
ma baby, slumbertime is comin' soon,
Rest yo' head upon my breast while Mammy hums a tune,
The
sandman is callin' where shadows are fallin',
While the soft breezes sigh as in days long gone by.
'Way
down in Missouri where I heard this melody,
When I was a Pickaninny on ma Mammy's knee,
The darkies were hummin',
Their banjos were strummin'
So sweet and low.
Strum,
strum, strum, strum, strum.
Seems I hear those banjos playin' once again.
Hum, hum, hum, hum, hum,
That same old plaintive strain.
Hear
that mournful melody,
It just haunts you the whole day long.
(interlude)
And
you wander in dreams back to Dixie, it seems,
When you hear that old time song!
Hush-a-bye,
ma baby, go to sleep on Mammy's knee.
Journey back to Dixie Land in dreams again with me.
It seems like yo' Mammy was there once again,
And the darkies were strummin' that same old refrain.
'Way
down in Missouri where I learned this lullaby,
When the stars were blinkin' and the moon was climbin'
high,
And I hear Mammy Chloe, as in days long ago
Singin' "hush-a-bye".
Missouri's State Song. The
"Missouri Waltz" became the state song
under an act adopted by the General Assembly on June 30, 1949
Enchante`
"growing enchbyench"
