Three English Songs

by Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Baron Berners (1883 - 1950)

1. Lullaby
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
Golden slumbers kiss your eyes,
Smiles awake you when you rise:
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby,
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

Care is heavy, therefore sleep you;
You are care and care must keep you:
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby:
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

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2. The Lady Visitor in the Pauper Ward  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: English 
Why do you break upon this old, cool peace,
This painted peace of ours,
With harsh dress hissing like a flock of geese,
With garish flowers?
Why do you churn smooth waters rough again,
Selfish old skin-and-bone?
Leave us to quiet dreaming and slow pain,
Leave us alone.

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3. The green‑eyed monster
 (Sung text)

Language: English 
James gave Elizabeth a Dodo,
He only offered one to me - 
A lovely lemon-coloured Dodo,
With the greenest eyes that you could wish to see.

Now it isn't that I'm doubting if James loves me,
I know that he would ask me out to tea,
But he did give Elizabeth a Dodo
While he only offered one to me.

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