Tells yo’ sleep an’ quit yo’ cries,
Mammy’s gwine to keep
All o’ de boogahman erway—
Gyahd her little pickahninny
Till de cumin’ day.
Pickahninny, pickahninny,
Sleep an’ take yo’ res;
Sleep wid all de cumfort
Ub de birdies in dey nes’.
When de sun’s dun sinkin’,