CRADLE SONG
Little laughing, crowing sprite,
Mother's ever-new delight!
How I love thee can I show
By word or action? No, no, no!
Smile, my darling, smile again!
Far from thee be care and pain!
All the joys of life be thine,
Boundless love and pride be mine!
Gladdest of all living things,
Happier than queens or kings!
In thy little cot upcurled,
Sweetest creature in the world!
Wealth or glory for a night
Or a day may give delight,
Day and night and night and day
Lasts a mother's joy alway.
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