Nothing but lamps the whole town through,

And never a child awake but you.

Child.Mother, mother, speak low in my ear,

Some of the things are so great and near,

Some are so small and far away,

I have a fear that I cannot say.

What have I done, and what do I fear,

And why are you crying, mother dear?

Mother.Out in the city, sounds begin.

Thank the kind God, the carts come in!