Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow/The Sand-Man

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4635741Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow — The Sand-Man1905Paul Laurence Dunbar

THE SAND-MAN

I KNOW a man
With face of tan,
But who is ever kind;
  Whom girls and boys
  Leave games and toys
Each 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 sleepywise
And busy lips grow dumb;
  When little heads
  Nod toward the beds,
We know the sand-man's come.