Minnie and Winnie Slept in a shell. Sleep, little ladies! And they slept well. Pink was the shell within, Silver without; Sounds of the great sea Wander'd about. Sleep, little ladies! Wake not soon! Echo on echo Dies to the moon. Two bright stars Peep'd into the shell. "What are they dreaming of? Who can tell?" Started a green linnet Out of the croft; Wake, little ladies, The sun is aloft!
Lullabies and Night Songs
Song Cycle by Alec Wilder (1907 - 1980)
?. Minnie and Winnie  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), no title, appears in Child-Songs
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First published in St. Nicholas, February 1880, revised 1884Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 71