American Lullaby

by Gladys Rich

Hush a bye, you sweet little baby
h baj, ju swit ltl
bebi

And don't you cry anymore.
nd dont ju kraj nimr.

Daddy is down at his stockbroker's
office
ddi z dawn t hz
stkbrokrz fs

A-keepin' the wolf from the door.
kipn wlf frm
dr.

Nursie will raise the window shade
high
nrsi wl rez wndo
ed haj

So you can see the cars whizzing
by.
so ju kn si krz
wz baj.

Home in a hurry each daddy must
fly
hom n hri it ddi
mst flaj

To a baby, like you.
tu bebi, lajk ju.



Hushabye, you sweet little baby
h baj, ju swit ltl
bebi

And close those pretty blue eyes.
nd klos oz prti blu
ajz.

Mother has gone to her weekly
bridge party
mr hz gn tu hr
wikli brd prti

To get her wee baby the prize.
tu gt hr wi bebi
prajz.

Nursie will turn the radio on
nrsi wl trn redio n

So you can hear a sleepy time
song.
so ju kn hr slipi
tajm s.

Sung by a lady whose poor heart
must long

s baj ledi huz pr
hrt mst l

For a baby, like you.
fr bebi, lajk ju.