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Lie a‑bed, sleepy head

Language: English

Lie a-bed,
Sleepy head,
Shut up eyes, bo-peep;
Till daybreak
Never wake: --
Baby, sleep.


Authorship

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

    * by Sidney Homer (1864-1953) , "Lie a-bed, sleepy head", op. 19 (Seventeen Lyrics from "Sing-song"), Heft 1 no. 9, published 1908. [high or low voice, piano or orchestra]
    * by Charles Wood (1866-1926) , "Lie a-bed, sleepy head", published 1925 [unison voices, piano], from Kikirikee

Date added to the website: 2006-01-27.

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