Oh, ma babby, ma curly-headed babby,
We'll sit below da sky and sing a song
  To the moon.
Oh, ma babby, ma curly-headed babby,
Your daddy's in da cotton field,
  A-workin' for da food.

  So, la-la la-la la-la lullaby-by.
  Does ya want da moon to play wid?
  All da stars to run away wid?
  They'll come if you you don't cry.
  So, la-la la-la la-la lullaby-by.
  In da mammy's arms be creepin',
  An' soon you'll be a-sleepin'.
  Laa-laa la-la la-la la-la lullaby.

Oh, ma babby, ma curly-headed babby,
I'll dance you fast asleep and love you so
  As I sing.
Oh, ma babby, ma curly-headed babby,
Jus' tuck your head like little bird,
  Beneath its mammy's wing.

  So, la-la la-la la-la lullaby-by.
  Does ya want da moon to play wid?
  All da stars to run away wid?
  They'll come if you you don't cry.
  So, la-la la-la la-la lullaby-by.
  In da mammy's arms be creepin',
  An' soon you'll be a-sleepin'.
  Laa-laa la-la la-la la-la lullaby.