The Child's Own Music Book/Lullaby (Elliott)

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1596513The Child's Own Music Book — Lullaby (Elliott)Albert Ernest WierJames William Elliott

LULLABY

J. W. Elliott

$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 2/4 \key f \major \tempo "Andantino" << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative a' { \stemUp a8^\p^$ gis16 a bes8 a$ | <g! d>^.$ <d' g, d>^.$ q4 | g,8^$ fis16 g a8 g$ | f!4^$ d$ | f8^$ g16 a bes8^\cresc a\!$ | <gis e>8^.^$ <e gis e'>^.$ q4 | a8^$ b16 c e d c b$ | <b gis d>4$ <a c,>8 r | bes8^\( a16 bes d8 bes$ | a8^$ c <c a ees>4$ | c16^$ bes a bes d8 bes$ | <a f>8^$ <d gis,> <c a>4$ | c8^$ d16 c g8 g$ | <a e>16^$ g c, g' f8 bes16 c$ | <d f,>8^$ d, e f$ | <g e bes>4^$ <f a,>8$ r | g16 a g d g4 | g16 a g c, c'4 ~ | c16^$ d c a <f d> e! <f des> bes$ | a8.^$ f16 a8. f16$ | a2 ^~ a\fermata \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative f' { \stemDown f2 | s | e | s | f4 f | s2 | e4 <f a>8 <gis d> | s2 | <f d>4 e | f s | <e! bes'> <e g> | s2 | e2 | s4. f8 | s2 | s | <d b>4 q8 q | <bes e>4 <e bes'>_( | <ees a> s | <f c> q | <f c a> q8 q | q2 } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " When lit -- tle bir -- die bye -- bye goes, Qui -- et as mice in church -- es, He puts his head where no one knows, On one _ leg __ _ he __ _ perch -- es. When lit -- tle ba -- by bye -- bye goes, On __ _ mam -- ma's arm re -- pos -- _ ing, Soon he _ lies be -- neath _ the _ clothes, Safe _ in the cra -- dle doz -- ing. Lul -- _ la -- _ by, Lul -- _ la -- _ by. __ _ _ _ _ _ Lul -- la -- Lul -- la, Lul -- la -- bye. __ } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " When pret -- ty pus -- sy goes to sleep, Tail and _ nose to -- geth -- er, Then lit -- tle mice a -- round her creep, Light -- ly __ _ as __ _ a __ _ feath -- er. When lit -- tle ba -- by goes to sleep, And __ _ he is ve -- ry near _ us, Then on _ tip -- toe soft -- _ ly _ creep, That _ ba -- by may not hear us. } \new Staff { \clef bass \key f \major << \new Voice = "tenor" { \relative c' { \stemUp c8_$ b16 c d8 c$ | s2 | bes!8_$ a16 bes c8 bes$ | s2 | a8_$ bes16 c d8 c$ | s2 } } \new Voice = "bass" { \stemDown f2 | <f b>8-.( q-.) q4 | f2 | <f a>4( <bes f bes,>) | f4 d | <b d>8 q q4 | \stemNeutral c8( e b, e) | a,( e a) r | g,4( c) | <f, f>( <fis fis,>) | <g g,>( c) | <f c'>8( <f b> <f c'>4) | <f bes>2 | q4( ~ <f a>8 <d bes>16( <c a>) | <b, aes>2 | c4( f8) r | <f, f>4 q8-.( q8-.) | <f, c>4 q8-.( q8-.) | <f, f>4 <bes, f>8-.( q-.) | f,16( c des) r f,16 c des) r | <f, c>4 q8-.( q-.) | q2_\fermata } >> } >>$