Mama's going to show you the harvest moon. Mama's going to catch you a lightning bug.

Mama's going to bring your warm bedspread. Mama's going to search for a shooting star. Mama's going to show you the evening sky. Momma's going to buy you another some day.Īdditional verses found in the book 'Hush Little Baby', by Sylvia Long Momma's going to buy you a shetland pony. Momma's going to buy you a looking glass. Here's another version that uses a mixture of the other versions This version changes a few of the lyrics like buying an apple pie If that stack of hay falls down, papa's gonna run you out of this This song has also been covered by Carly Simon and James Taylor amongst others also Bo Diddley used the lyrics in one of his songs.įor further information about the song 'Hush, Little Baby', check out Wikipedia.Īn interesting verse that doesn't make a lot of sense Other versions contain Mama and even Granny, yet the original was Papa.Ĭharlie Foxx arranged and then recorded 'Mockingbird' with his sister Inez in 1963 a rhythm and blues version using lyrics based on the traditional song. This was originally a song sung by mothers to the children whilst the father was off hunting. One instance of this is 'Hush, little baby, don't say a word, mama's going to buy you a mockingbird'. The lyrics of the song promise many different rewards to the baby or child if they calm down, stop crying and are quiet. There have been numerous recordings of the song by various artists, and it has also been changed a bit by different artists and made to fit into their own songs. It is a popular children's lullaby.Īll the verses of the song rhyme together, and can be sung from any point of view such as the mothers, fathers, sisters, or brothers by replacing a word in the song. The author and origins of 'Hush, Little Baby' are unknown, but it is thought to be written somewhere in the United States since this is where mockingbirds originated.

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