Lullaby (Pray for the Child)

Music, Refrain & Verse Modifications by Mark Barnes

Verse 1 & 2 by Anonymous, Verse 3 by Jane Taylor(1806)

 

1. Rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop,

When the wind blows, the cradle will rock,

When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall,

And down will come baby, cradle and all.

 

2. Now, hush little baby, don't say a word,
Mama will buy you, a mockingbird.
And if that ole bird, refuses to sing,
Then mama will buy you, a new diamond ring

 

R. Pray for the child, so humble and meek.

Pray for the child, the smiles they seek.

Pray for the child, the hope it instills.

That friendship and your love can cure all their ills.

 

3. Twinkle, twinkle, bright little star,

How I do wonder, what you are.
Up above, the world so high,
Like a diamond, there in the sky.

 

R. Pray for the child, so humble and meek.

Pray for the child, the smiles they seek.

Pray for the child, the hope it instills.

That friendship and your love can cure all their ills.

That friendship and your love “