The Lawd is smilin' through the do’
Language: English
Sleep, my honey, sleep, Night comes and shadows creep. Don’ you fret no mo’, The Lawd is smilin’ through the do’; Hushabye, my baby, my dear, my baby dear, Ol’ Man Moon is shinin’ clear, Fo’ you. Rest, my baby, rest, All your dreams be blest; Don’ you cry no mo’, The Lawd is smilin through the do’. Hushabye, my baby, my lil’ black lamb, All I’se got, an’ all I am, Is you.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Alden Carpenter (1876 - 1951), "The Lawd is smilin' through the do’", 1918 [medium voice and piano], from Three Songs for a Medium Voice, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 74