Down dip the branches, The long leafy branches, Down dip the branches To bring old robin in. Underneath the haytops, The warm windy haytops, Underneath the haytops The mice are creeping home. Soon it will be sunset, Red and yellow sunset, Soon it will be sunset, With everything indoors. Apples for supper, Sing, sing for supper. After, after supper, Sing awhile in bed. Mouse in the meadow, The green sleepy meadow, Mouse in the meadow, Fold your little paws. Robin in the branches, The dark sleepy branches, Old robin in the branches, Shut, shut, shut your eyes.
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Authorship:
- by Mark van Doren (1894 - 1972) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Brian Holmes (b. 1946), "Down dip the branches", from Six Lullabies, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Bamford Lane (1933 - 2004), "Down dip the branches", published 1957, from Four Songs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Brian Holmes
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 97