Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow/The Sand-Man

by Paul Laurence Dunbar

For works with similar titles, see The Sand-Man.

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THE SAND-MAN

I KNOW a manWith face of tan,But who is ever kind;  Whom girls and boys  Leave games and toysEach eventide to find.

  When day grows dim,  They watch for him,He comes to place his claim;  He wears the crown  Of Dreaming-town;The sand-man is his name.

  When sparkling eyes  Droop sleepywiseAnd busy lips grow dumb;  When little heads  Nod toward the beds,We know the sand-man's come.