Seven English Popular Songs/Oh! rest thee, Babe
OH! REST THEE, BABE.
On! slumber, my darling, thy sire is a knight,Thy mother a lady so lovely and bright,The hills and the dales from the tow'rs, which we see,They all shall belong, my dear infant, to thee.Oh! rest thee babe, rest thee babe, sleep on till day,Oh! rest thee babe, rest thee babe, sleep while you may.
Oh! rest thee, my darling, the time it shall come,When thy sleep shall be broken by trumpet and drum.Then rest thee, my darling, oh! sleep while you may,for war comes with manhood, as light comes with day. Oh! rest thee babe, rest thee babe, sleep on till day,Oh! rest thee babe, rest thee babe, sleep while you may.
Oh, hark thee, young Henry! thy sire is a knight,Thy mother a lady so lovely and bright;The hills and the dales from you tow'rs that I see,They all shall belong, my young Henry, to thee.Oh! rest thee babe, rest thee babe, sleep on till day,Oh! rest thee babe, rest thee babe, sleep while you may.