Missouri Waltz

Song: John V. Eppel, Frederic Knight Logan, James Royce Shannon.

Hush-a-bye, my baby,
slumber time is comin’ soon.

Rest yo’ head upon my breast,
while Mammy hums a tune.

The sandman is callin’
where shadows are fallin’,

While soft breezes sigh
as in days gone by.

Way down in Missouri
where I heard this melody,

When I was pickaninny
on my Mammy’s knee,

The darkies were hummin’ their banjos
Were strummin’ so sweet and low.

Hush-a-bye, my baby,
go to sleep on Mammy’s knee.

Journey back to Dixie-Land,
in dreams again with me.

It seems like yo’ Mammy
was here once again,

And the darkies were strummin’
that old refrain.

Way down in Missouri,
where I learned this lullaby,

When the stars were blinkin’
and the moon was climbin’ high,

And I hear Mammy Cloe, as in days long ago
Singing hush-a-bye.