The Child's Own Music Book/Bed-Time

←

The Child's Own Music Book
edited by Albert Ernest Wier

→

1596075The Child's Own Music Book — Bed-TimeAlbert Ernest WierAnonymous

BED-TIME

$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 6/8 \key f \major \tempo "Not too fast" \partial 8 << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative c' { \stemUp c8^\p | a' a a c^\cresc c\! c | <bes e,>^$ <a dis,> <bes e,>^\dim <g e>4\!$ c,8 | a'^\cresc a\! a c c c | bes^$ a^\dim bes\! g4.$ | c8^$ a g f$^\cresc f\! f | d'^\mf^$ bes a g4$ c8 | c^$ a f$^\dim f\!^$ g a$ | c^$ bes g f4$ \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative f' { \stemDown s8 f4. f | s2. | f4. dis | e e | <f c> d | f e | <f c> d | e } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " The eve -- ning is com -- ing, The sun sinks to rest, The crows are all fly -- ing straight home to the nest, "\"Caw\"" says the crow as he flies o -- ver -- head, "\"It's" time lit -- tle peo -- ple were go -- ing to bed! } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " The flow -- ers are clo -- sing, The dai -- sy's a -- sleep, The prim -- rose is bur -- ied in slum -- ber so deep, Closed for the night are the ro -- ses so red, "\"It's" time lit -- tle peo -- ple were go -- ing to bed! } \new Staff { \clef bass \key f \major r8 | <f c'>4. <a c'> | << { c'4. c4 } \\ { g8$ fis g$ c4 } >> r8 | <f c'>4. <fis a> | <g c'> <c c'> | a, <d a> | <bes, g> <c c'> | a, <d a> | <c bes>( <f a>4) } >>$

3. The butterfly, drowsy,
Has folded its wing;
The bees are returning,
No more the birds sing.
Their labour is over, their nestlings are fed;
It's time little people were going to bed!

4. Good-night, little people,
Good-night and good-night
Sweet dreams to your eyelids
Till dawning of light;
The evening has come, there's no more to be said,
It's time little people were going to bed!